.Is there ______ rain in your area in spring? 

The lively boy suddenly appeared to be ________ quiet, so his mother knew something unusual must have happened.

The car is environmentally friendly because it uses electricity instead of gas. _____, it is less expensive.

_____ to the delight of the schoolchildren, they will have a longer winter holiday which falls a week earlier than they have expected.

—I’ve heard a hurricane had struck your hometown. —Yes, it was terrible, but ____, no one was killed.