My grandfather _______ ten years ago.

The little boy was the only one who _____ the earth- -quake in his village, and the government sent him to a city school after that.

There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.

Mary with her sisters ________ Chinese inChina.

We want to play soccer, but the weather is _____ hot that we have to stay at home.