From Japan, Mo eko Toyoda wrote on our Web site: I was surprised how dramatic her life was, particularly her physical condition.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

She brought her daughter Khiyali to the exhibit and was surprised to find how much she already knew.

VOA: special.2009.12.01

I was surprised to see three riders in the same place where I had last seen my friend.

VOA: special.2011.07.16

He was surprised by the large number of busy people in the subway who stopped to listen.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

He was surprised to see me and tried to hide a small object in his pocket.

VOA: special.2009.07.25

Mister Rodney says he was surprised that this poet who came,in his words, from a very well-heeled New England existence, could move him, a Jamaican immigrant man.

VOA: special.2010.04.05

He was surprised that he did not cry surprised and a little ashamed.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

But he was surprised that he had not been afraid to go.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

She was surprised at what she saw in the wet grass.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

"I was surprised by the enormous growth in medical technology."

VOA: special.2011.01.18

He was surprised to hear his father's voice.

VOA: special.2009.03.07

Lincoln was surprised by the reaction.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

After being away from the Senate for almost eight years, Clay was surprised to find how bitter the two sections of the United States -- north and south -- had grown toward each other.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

"I think it is safe to say he was surprised,". Less than a year after taking office, Mr.Obama is joining an elite group of recognized peacemakers that includes Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King,Jr.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

The other dog was going to win and Smiley's dog looked surprised and did not try to win the fight anymore.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

A lot of Americans may be surprised to know that it was written without saying anything directly about sports.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

"What I was really surprised by when I first joined was how many people were there who I knew.'" Evan Falchuk is a lawyer.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

Through her lawyer, she said she was "surprised and saddened" that he lost his job.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

It took only a moment. He was too surprised to fight me.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

He was not surprised that the question came from China.

VOA: special.2010.01.07