Because I've an important meeting to attend, I can't come to your party this evening, ________ I'd like to.

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Eric managed to open a school, thus ________ his 10-year wish－to provide the poor children with free education in this area.

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Do it again or you'll be fired; ________ would be the situation you face.

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－Do you have the time?

－Sorry, I have no watch with me.

－________.

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I ________ have written to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.

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The scientist succeeded in ________ those before him had failed in.

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They ________ us for more money to rebuild the temple.

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－We are certain to win the match.

－________. We will meet our match.

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The boy kept his eyes ________ on the toy car for quite some time.

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________ down his tool, he began to talk to the newspaper reporter.

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