The local people are now________ Hong Kong, which was once ________the British for one and half a century.

I hope, first of all, that we shall never lose _____ heart in face of _____ failure.

If you joke with him he’ll think you are insulting(侮辱) him           .

With the development of economy, our country is becoming more and more powerful ____ financial situation.

Don’t laugh at people who are ______.

He worked hard, ______ he passed the exam.

They went into the room and saw a large piano standing____ the wall,covered with thick cloth.

Currently, some overseas universities are simply selling diplomas to Chinese students ________ their academic performance, so China should check on a regular basis.

As for Latin America generally, there’s no reason why, ______resources available, it can’t become a highly industrialized area.

--- Did he break it accidentally?
--- No, __________.