There was such a long queue for the ticket that I ________ gave up, though I wanted to attend the concert so much.

To children, good habits do not come        , so parents and teachers need to be their role models.

Yesterday I was walking downstairs when I missed my foot and had a bad fall, nothing serious, ______.

We don't care if a hunting dog smells _______, but we really don't want him to smell _______.

The lake is _____ beautiful in spring and summer because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be    respected.

---It is what parents say and do that really matters in children’s character training.
---________.

Many newspapers claim to be politically neutral, but few________ are.

--- What do you think of the speech?
--- The speaker said _____ nothing worth listening to.

Luckily, the man      escape death when a fire broke out in his home on Sunday morning.