He told me his story in private，__________ nobody else knew what had happened to him．

Nobody would stand out admitting the fact, for some reason, ________ they lost the game.

“___________ the election is over,” said Powell, “the time has come for me to step down as secretary of state and return to private life.”

(2009·北京)At first he hated the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ________ it got any better.

______ you are familiar with the author’s ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as possible.