—Tell me something about your adventure last year. —We lost our way in the forest and _____ made matters worse was _____ it began to rain.

Van Gogh is （ ） the best-known painter in the world.

Words_____meaning, as we all know.

Food, clothing and shelter are the _____ needs for all of us.

They go to work every day （ ） Saturday and Sunday. Those days are holidays.

The company has （ ） heavy financial losses over the last two years.

Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, （ ） to find it locked.

Air pollution is obviously one of the major _____ of city life.

One should always remember that appearances can be_____.

Let’s put the matter to the vote and not waste our time arguing about it,（ ） ?

It was in New Zealand _____ Elizabeth first met Mr. Morris.

As a Chinese proverb goes, a heavy snow _____ a good harvest year.