Mary is _______ than Alice.

—I put him down for a well-educated man.
—___________ ?
—I mean that he's a well-educated man.

He__________ he would be able to leave tomorrow, but it's beginning to took difficult.

_________she was invited to the ball made her very happy.

She had golden hair when she was a child, but_________ she got older and older, her hair went darker and darker.

—Which one can I take? 
—You can take__________ of them; I'll keep none.

What a pity! He____________ the only chance of success.

—Come in, please. Make yourself at home.
—_______
—I'm glad you like it.

"_____ your meeting is!" he offered them his sincere congratulations.

We must remember that _____fashion is not the most important thing in _______ life.

It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.

The professor said he could talk on _____ interested the audience.

Under no circumstance _____ to tell lies to parents.

Modern science and technology has _____ communication between people far apart.

I heard that you really had a wonderful time at John's birthday party, _____?

No matter how frequently _____ the works of Beethoven always attract a large number of people.

_____ their real economic situations, they got some relief fund from the government.

_____ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid.

In recent years much more emphasis has been put______ developing the students productive skills.

A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS,  ________were surprising.