a great honor to be invited to the evening party, thus _________ me to feast my eyes on your excellent performance.

“I’m astonished, Mum,” said my son to me the other day, “that some people in the world ____be so ready to fight with others, addicted to killings.

I hope I can take part in the game show Who is Still Standing and win something. — Stop daydreaming. You will win nothing ____ you spend a few months preparing for it.

The English-Chinese dictionary ______ my father bought for me many years ago is still of great value.

Was it through Mary _____ was working at a high school ____ you got to know Tom?