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

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

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

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

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

（ ） the book again, she discovered that she had missed a lot in her first reading.

Not only _____ a promise, but also he kept it.

A ship loaded with expensive goods was reported （ ） into the sea with its oil （ ）.

The government cannot operate effectively （ ） it is free from such interference.

One should always remember that appearances can be_____.

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

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