Just as a book is often judged ______ by the quality and appearance of its cover, a person is judged immediately by his appearance.

We haven’t heard from her for long, so we give her_____for dead.

The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

----That kind of computer is far too expensive. ----- I’ll buy one, ______ .

The famous professor’s lectures, though ____ informal, are considered far more informative and interesting.