1£®New houses have mushroomed__________the edge of the town.

2£®Though it took me several months to get used to the new__________£¬now I like visiting the __________towns in my free time.(surround)

3£®The students were told that they were__________(meet) at the school gate at two o'clock this afternoon.

4£®I traded my watch__________a bicycle in the market yesterday.

5£®He was__________(narrow)hit by the bus when he was on the way to school.

6£®The gap between the two teams has narrowed________three points.

7£®John told me he'd like to go hiking with me£¬his voice heavy__________joy.

8£®It was difficult to get to know her because she always kept everyone__________a distance.

9£®The robber was observed__________(enter)the supermarket.

10£®I looked up and noticed a snake__________(wind) its way up the tree to catch its breakfast.

11£®The house still needed a lot of work£¬but__________least the kitchen had been finished.

12£®The girl sat by the window£¬staring into the__________(distant)£®