【推荐1】Upon __________ (hear) the news, his mother burst into laughter. (所给词的适当形式填空)

【推荐2】I happen ______(hear) that he is going to study in the U. S. A. this September.

【推荐3】As I will be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate________ (hear) from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along. (所给词的适当形式填空）

【推荐1】The government ________(budget) 10 million pounds for education spending recently. (所给词的适当形式填空)

【推荐2】Domestic oil __________ (ship) to foreign countries on a regular basis since several years ago. （所给词的适当形式填空）

【推荐3】Great changes_______________(take)place in the past 10 years.(所给词的适当形式填空)

【推荐1】Every child has his strong points, so there is no need ____(compare) your child with others.(所给词的适当形式填空)

【推荐2】It's hard ________(predict) when driverless cars will be everywhere on our roads.（所给词的适当形式填空）

【推荐3】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how _(excite) I was when I saw the bike, and I begged my uncle to teach me how ________ (ride) it right away. However, before I got on the bike, I felt _________ (extreme) nervous and I was afraid that I would fall off and hurt _________ (me). My uncle held onto the seat and helped me to get _______ the bike. While I was riding, he was running along beside me, holding the seat so I would not fall over. I was so _________ (grate) to him for his help.
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but _________ if I fell off? As I was wondering about this, my uncle ran after me and got hold of the bike. I _______ (slow) down and came to a stop. My heart was still beating fast when I got off the bike. ________ (late) that day, I felt like I was walking on air! I am still thankful to my uncle for teaching me to ride ________ bike on my ninth birthday.