It was lack of money, not of effort, _____ defeated their plan.

（福建省龙岩市2011届高三第一次质量检查）— ______you write so well? —By reading and keeping diaries every day.

 It was in the small house _____ was built with stones by his father _____ he spent his childhood.

—Was it by cutting down staff ________ she saved the firm?—No，it was by improving work efficiency.                          (2012·上海，37)

—Was ______ Bill, ______ played basketball very well, ______ helped the blind man cross the road?—Yes, of course. He is always ready to help others.