dark horse, China’s football team swept into the quarterfinals_______ it lost to host country Australia.

The player was badly_____ in the accident.

s good, kind, hard-working andintelligent _____, I can’t speak too highly of him

The students’ ages _______ 15 to 17. [ ]

When asked by the teacher in class, he freely _____ the mistakes in his composition and promised to correct them at once.