Plants need water and sunlight to grow well. _____, a healthy body requires a balanced diet. 

Our teacher wasn’t blaming anyone ; he _______ said errors like this could be avoided．

They wanted to have the house _______ with red wallpaper, which almost drove us ______.

His car ran over another in the highway! Too horrible! _____ he is safe now—that's the main thing．

In the bubble years, lending standards slipped ______,allowing   many people to put far too much of their income into paying for their housing.