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.

They are _______ little children that you can’t blame them ______ much．

 I cannot thank you ________ much. I might never have been admitted to such a famous university but for you.

Do you think shopping online will ______ take the place of shopping in stores?

 --- The final score of the basketball match was 93—94. --- So we were only ______ beaten.