—Did your classmate accept your invitation?—No, he ____ refused.

The earth could be younger and took more than three times longer to form than _______ thought, according to a new study.

 I won’t call you ______ something unexpected happens.

 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.

Everybody went to the opening ceremony of the film festival——_______ Francisco, who has no interest in anything but sports.