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

His sickness, （ ） with terrible weather, has completely ruined this longexpected trip.

Plastics is a kind of （ ） which is widely used in industry.

No sooner had he sat down to lunch （ ） there was a knock at the door.

_____ the flood， the ship would have reached the destination on time.

We’re going to _____ the task that we haven’t finished.

Not until quite recently _____ any idea of what a guided rocket is like.

Once you arrive in a new place, you’d better （ ） the local custom.

The wind_____us and we won the sailing race.

Don’t let the child play with scissors （ ） he cuts himself.

The Blacks are _____ people in the little town.

（ ） my delight, our school football team won the game easily.