He wants to become the president of the United States.

He was in a state of privation for a long time.

The technology of the present age is advancing remarkably.

He remembered the guillotine from the time of the French Revolution.

He walked towards the executioner's block.

He passed the medical school entrance exam on his first try.

He passed the difficult exam.

The town completely changed after the great earthquake disaster.

During the great earthquake, my grandfather was still a child.

He always acts with a sense of urgency.