Mr. Bryan is a/an _______ secretary in our office, for he is able to do tasks successfully, without wasting time or energy.

--Students should devote most of their time to studying rather than playing computer games.  ---________. No pains, no gains.

Don’t blame them any more---this is _____ because they are still young and lack experience.

_____, I got better and returned to work.  

It rained that day and ___ the baseball game was called off.

––– Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?–––________, I do. I think it's a great idea.

However, they can hardly blame me; it is ________ their own fault.

Many people thought highly of what he said, but        , I thought he just showed himself off.

A short, thin woman,          past middle age, visited the manager and applied for the job．

I don't think I'm going to Scotland for Christmas, It's such a long way.        ,I haven't got much money left．

I think the answer is right but I’m not ____ sure about it.

Be careful that a good name of a product doesn’t _______ mean good quality of it.

____, I don’t like Jay Chou , but it’s strange that he should be so popular among the kids.

Perhaps I’m not quite fit for the job, but ________, please let me have a try.

---- I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down. ---- You can never be _______ careful in the street.

I can’t help you ____ much for your help．

Running a company is not ______ a matter of hiring people---they also need to be trained.

He got seriously ill. Later he couldn’t see anything at all --- he was ________ blind.

I’m sorry that what I said just now has hurt you, but I didn’t do it _____.

Can you believe that in _____ a rich country there should be _____ many poor people?