.Lucy was afraid ______ out at night, because she was afraid ______ the cats.

I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busy drying myself with a towel ________ I heard thesteps.[ ]

What do you think of the book written by Mo Yan— Oh, excellent. It’s worth a second time.

It is a fact that there is a _______ towards regional cooperation.

When I met him the other day,it was the first time we________each other since we were at school. [ ]