--- The earthquake last night was really terrible. --- ______, no people were injured or killed, and they escaped in time.

The athlete hurt his foot in the race. ______, he missed the chance to win it.

 He absorbed himself so entirely to his research that ____he made himself ill.

Progress so far has been very good . _______ ,we are sure that the project will becompleted on time.

Men are equally as good as women at taking care of others; better ______, male nurses can be a great help in keeping patients still while they receive painful treatment.