He knows it's almost impossible to finish the ,task he but he wants to have a try ______.

. John hadn’t been able to quit smoking at once; he had to control his smoking desire      .

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

The little girl couldn’t work the problem out. She wasn’t ____ clever.

The hotel was nice; the weather was warm; the beaches were beautiful. ________ I’d say it was a great vacation.