It sounded like something was wrong with the car’s engine then, ______ they would have carried on their journey.

You must keep it _______ in mind that education is the first productivity.

— Oh, really? Can Doris read through it in such a short time?
— She covered the English novel ______ it took me, still less a simple story．

The little girl looks________when she smiles.

Our country will try to make greater progress in improving people's living conditions，________low­income families.

________，I managed to get through the game and the pain was worth it in the end.

________，the search engine just gave me some brief introductions rather than the whole content of the book to read.

The story he told us was very________and we were________.

My uncle's house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours，but it is twice________expensive.

In the TV ad, the actress is asked to jump with her mouth ________ open, showing her ________ teeth.