I've been playing tennis with Mary. But I was _____ by her.

When he really does something wrong, he is willing to （ ）.

In his opinion, success in life mainly （ ） on how we get along with other people.

It’s too late to go out. _____， it’s going to rain.

He spoke so quickly that I didn’t_____what he said.

A good many proposals were raised by the delegates，（ ） was to be expected.

The engineer （ ） my father works is about 50 years old.

I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with （ ）.

A news report is usually very short, （ ） when it is about something very important.

It is reported that a plane has ______ in the mountainous area near the borderline of that country.

My university lies in the north of the city, around （ ） high mountains.

The young man had decided to give up the chance of studying abroad, ______ surprised his parents a lot.