_____no point in beating around the bush. Let’s ________. 

—What strengths and ____ did you find in her?—She is hardworking but is not good at getting along with others.

Our classmates _________ the losing team of our class and our team won the game at last. 

The discovery of gold in California        a rush to get there.

--- Is your new team-mate a good guy? --- Yes. He is kind, skillful, hard-working and intelligent; ____, I can’t speak too highly of him.