1．The kids              (slide) on the ice now.

2．The boy             (rescue) after hours at sea.

3．The hurricane              (damage) many houses and business buildings; in addition，it caused 20 deaths.

4．It was lucky that the boy              (survive) the fire.

5．Helpless, we watched the house              (destroy) by the strong wind.

6．You never allow personal problems              (affect) your performance.

7．The houses across the street are in             (ruin), but they were in good condition a few years ago.

8．The news of his wife's death was a terrible shock              him.

9．We were              (shock) by his sudden death.

10．The car              (trap)in the mud and couldn't get out.

11．Mr Richard hasn't got any time to play golf these days, because he is              (bury) in the research of bird language.

12．I'll make an effort             (arrive) on time.

13．Since Mr Zhang has suffered              headache for several years, he has to bring medicine to wherever he goes.

14．There are many black clouds in the sky. It looks as              it is going to rain.

15．             the end of 16th century，about five to seven million people spoke English.

16．The number of students absent from the meeting              (be) surprising.