— How do you find the TV series Red Sorghum adapted from Mo Yan’s novel?
—________. I can’t think too highly of it.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for US President Obama at ______Great Hall of the People in Beijing, _____ capital of China, on November 12, 2014.

I didn’t want to drive all the way to Shanghai by myself, so I ______ Henry, my American friend, to ride with me.

It came as a great surprise to the public ______ some state leaders’ cellphones might have been monitored by America’s National Security Agency.

You’d better learn more about table manners, because the British are rather ______ about it.