---It is what parents say and do that really matters in children’s character training.---________.

--- What do you think of the speech?--- The speaker said _____ nothing worth listening to.

Luckily, the man      escape death when a fire broke out in his home on Sunday morning.

–- Excuse me, would you mind answering a few questions?--- Well, I don’t know. I’m in a hurry _______.

She devoted herself _______ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field. 

I was caught in the traffic jam this morning; ______, I would have come on time.

Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. ______, it would be almost impossible to prove Jim guilty.

The boy knocked down by the car stood up all by himself , _____unhurt.

____, I got better and returned to work.

---You  aren’t  looking  well. Anything the matter?---I’ve  been  surfing the net too long. I’m a bit tired.I can hold on,____.

 Process has been very smooth. ______, we are not confident that it will be completed on time.

He dived_______into the river to save the girl and I was ______ moved by his deed.

He didn’t work hard;       he was dismissed by the boss.

He is __ that everyone likes to make friends with him.

In the good care of the nurses, the boy is      recovering from his heart operation.

The young couple couldn’t afford a new house. ____, they wouldn’t have bought an old one.

It is _____ colder than yesterday; put on more clothes or you will catch a cold. 

I can’t believe that there are _____ many poor people in ____ a rich country.

At first, we didn't know about Tom. But ____, we came to know that he was an honest boy.

If you are invited to any special occasion such as a wedding or a celebration, you’ll have to be ____ dressed.