The dog didn’t seem to smell _____, for it didn’t even smell the meat, which appeared

so _____.

 -- What caused the failure of the experiment?

-- _____.

A cracked bell can never sound _____.

We might not contact the rescue team. _____, the rescue team itself might get lost.

. There is a tradition of having a family dinner at home on lunar New Year’s Eve.

_____, however, the custom has changed.

The farmers were sure that fresh water lay ____ in the earth, so they dug ____ to find

it.

 The price was _____ within the reach of the average household.

 Obviously, he _____ a bad cold. He coughs all the time.

 He seized me by the hand and _____ let me go.

 --- One of you will have to go there besides me.

--- Who would you rather _____ there with you. Tom or I?