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

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

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

The film （ ） him of what he had seen in China.

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

Words_____meaning, as we all know.

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

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

—Did you enjoy the party? —Yes. We （ ） well by our hosts.

One should always remember that appearances can be_____.

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

Many teenagers feel no difficulty （ ） computer.