––Why didn’t you come to the party?
––I had meant _____, but something unexpected happened.

_______will Mr. Black be able to regain control of the company.

     , he often shows sympathy       the poor.

_____ , his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

Standing among the students ________ together with their English teacher.

_______ the final of UEFA Champions League (欧冠) between Manchester United and FC Barcelona, I would not have stayed up after midnight.

__________, Gao Xiaosong, a famous musician, was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment–the most severe punishment about drunk driving–on June.1.
A public figure though is he               B. A public figure though he is
C. Public figure he is though                  D. Public figure though he is

_____ , I think, and the problem could be settled.

—He should have been punished for the serious mistake.
— ________, but he escaped it.

Only ______ a human being.