1.     Seen from the space, three-quarters of the earth ___________(cover) with water.

2.     If  you don’t understand something, you may research, study and talk to other people until you figure it ________.

3.     _______ it is still practised today, the tea ceremony may not be as popular as it used to be.

4.     Robert is a ____________(experience) worker, so it will make up for his lack of academic knowledge.

5.     He has a number of interests, _________(range) from playing chess to swimming.

6.     He found himself in a difficult ___________(situate).

7.     The man was not equal _______ the position and we had to find someone else.

8.     The book is so successful that it ______________(translate) into 20 languages until now.