根据下列方框内所给12个短语中，选出10个短语，填入下列句子中，使句子意思完整。

as usual     as if     on hand     make sense     rather than     lose heart     take control of compare with     other than     compete with     in ruins     now and then

【小题1】Although strange things were happening, one million people in the city of Tangshan were asleep ______________ on the night of July 28, 1976.
【小题2】At 3:42 a.m., everything began to shake and it seemed ______________ the world were coming to an end .
【小题3】Losing two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not ______________.
【小题4】It is really difficult to ______________ the naughty boys in class.
【小题5】In less than one minute, a large city lay ______________.
【小题6】Nobody ______________ you can make the final decision because you are the boss of the company.
【小题7】______________ Unit 4, Unit 5 is more difficult to learn.
【小题8】He looked back ______________ afraid of being followed.
【小题9】It doesn’t ______________ to look for a new job when you have such a good one.
【小题10】The emergency services were ______________ with medical service.