The waiting lists for a bed in a public elderly care home in Beijing have grown ________ long that some are saying it could take 100 years to get a position

He took up my cellphone and made a long distance call as if the phone _____ him.

Would she mind playing against her formerteammates– __ She is willing to play against any toughplayers

has won the Noble Prize in Literature, which hasmade him world-famous, but before that no one could have imagined how great arole he _______ in the literary world

Oh, no! It’s raining. We can’t go skating on thesquare. ____________!A．What a shame