I’m definitely going to settle in the countryside when I retire. All the words have a similar meaning with the underlined word, Except ______.

 He was known to have been hanging about and was not expected to pass the test. ______, his failure came as no wonder to his parents.

 Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise.  ________，our minds are developed by learning. 

Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.

The bank refused to give the company more time, and ________, it broke down.