Light-to-moderate smokers were ________ to die of sudden heart problems than those who had never smoked. 

The new machine, as is reported in the local newspaper, will work twice as fast, _____ greatly reducing costs.

His parents，_________，did not look after him very well—the elbows of his jacket were patched and his boots were badly worn.

Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.

 ---I ’ m afraid that you might have got burnt in the big fire last weekend. ---Well, I          .