John plays basketball well ,_____his favourite sport is badmiton .

I lost my wallet last week, but ____ it didn’t contain much money at that time.

The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.

It has been evident that too many children in the city are left ________ when their development requires parents’ close attention.

I have never fallen for this kind of trick. Even though you didn’t lie, it didn’t mean you were ______.