-- Tom did make it eventually.
--Yeah, really, but somebody said he was _____ than successful.

Neither my wife nor I myself______ able to persuade my daughter to change her______.

Hearing she failed again, the student ________ her face in her hands and cried.

Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?

He could see the tall chimneys(烟囱) of the factory ______.

The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

Leave your key with your neighbor      _you lock yourself out one day.

Henry didn’t ask his mother to buy a car for him; ______ , he bought one for her.

A well-written speech ______ a lot, such as a good choice of words, a clear
structure, a distinct theme, etc.

The question which will be discussed next week has something ________our salary.