Fred is second to none in English in our class, but believe it or not, he _____ passed the last exam.

Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not ________．

—Was Martin sorry for what he had done? —_______. It was just like him.

It was raining hard. Little Tom felt cold, so he stood______to his mother.

We must be off _____. It’s eight o’clock already.