35Many people agree that never in historya more splendid opening ceremony than that of the Beijing Olympics

Zhang Hua is clever and works hard at his subjects.

Many parents prefer kindergartens to spend more timeteaching math and Chinese to help their kids _______ an early lead in primaryschool performance.

Could you tell me ______________ — Nothing serious, just a little cold.

How is everything going on with you in Europe —Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped_____.