The famous professor’s lectures, though ____ informal, are considered far more informative and interesting.

That restaurant serves __________ the best food I’ve ever eaten, so I strongly recommend you go there next time.

-- Could you help me find some information on the net?--I’m occupied now. _______, I’ll do it later.

---Why do you pay a visit to your parents ________?---_______ they live in a remote village far from here.

___________, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, _______, because we don’t feel as safe on it.

The incomes of skilled workers went up.________，unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

I’m not feeling very well today, ______ I would do the work myself.

It is said that this project will take ________ two to three years, and cost about 200 million yuan.

We do not own the building.________ it would be impossible for us to make any changes to it.

As is often the case, the fact that something is cheap doesn’t _____ mean it’s of low quality.

After watching a movie Avatar, Mary lay in bed with her eyes ______ open while all her family were ______ asleep．

— Thanks for your help.— Don’t mention it. I _______ offered some advice.

No one expected houses prices to fall, but _______ that is exactly what happened.

Luckily, only a few passengers aboard were ________ injured in the traffic accident.

Compared with male graduates, a(n) ______ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting. 

Compared with male graduates, a（n） ____ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting．

—I thought he hated TV.—You are right, ______. he still watches the program.

A new study of HIV-infected people in Haiti indicates that starｔing treatment early could save many patients who might _______ die of AIDS.

Please go _______ the ship quickly. There is only 10 minutes left.