Some of the oldbeliefs passed down from one generation to another ________ the presentthinking.

I have no idea when _____her the bad news.

She sat in the chair, ______ the newspaper.

We know a lot about these early years of Europeansettlement because most migrants ________ with their families and many of theirletters still survive.

We are confident that the environment________by our further efforts to reduce pollution(2013·辽宁，30)