In some places women are expected to earn money ______ men work at home and raise their children.

_______ you keep on practicing English, I’m sure you will be able to speak it fluently.

Is it the fact ____ he hasn’t turned in his research report?

The businessman is very modest about his success. He says it’s _____ the result of good luck as of his own diligence.

What some Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun  _______  their children are fond of it.

______ the students found the soldier’s idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of practical use.

You can’t appreciate happiness _______ you have known sadness too.

Loulan City is not at all ________ a traveler who has never seen the desert before can expect.

Europe has achieved more in controlling the AIDS virus than Asia in the past ten years, ______ the number of people infected with the virus is going up sharply.

—How long do you think it will be___ the Stock Market returns to normal?
—At least one year, I guess.