The little boy held his mother’s hand f___________ when crossing the street.
The school is within walking d___________ of my house.
The time is a_____________ when we must think about buying a new house.
It was a great ___________（宽慰） to have rain after a long time of drought.
Have you ever read the original v________of the novel?
In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced ________(简化) Chinese characters.
He discovered the _________(废墟) of the old city in the nearby  countryside.
________ by his accent, he comes from the north of the country.(据他的口音判断)
How did you p_____ him into joining us? It’s amazing!.
I was told that he had made an unpleasant c_________ on my speech.