The manager was satisfied to see many new products ______ after great effort.

The ___ bear was cornered in the forest __ hunters were closing for the kill

Jenny and I ____ friends for six years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ____ each other a couple times before that. [ ]

Is it going to rain tomorrow?— I’m afraid _______.

It is the test system, ________ the teachers, that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students nowadays.[ ]