_________we sleep together or apart is one of the biggest cultural differences, and only in western societies ______ the feeling that babies should sleep apart from their parents.

Outside，the wind to pick up，and the rain started coming down even harder.

The students asked Mr. Wang ______ them some advice on reading.

Paul isn’t as ______ as Sandy. He often makes mistakesin his homework.

The long-lasting war, filled with blood and deaths, ended in people’s sadness, ______ no result.