【题目】This course is of great interest to students, _____ to improve their writing skills.

【题目】He found it increasingly difficult to read, _____ his eyesight was beginning to fail.

【题目】They were having an English class _____ the earthquake happened.

【题目】Unlikely ______, what I’m telling you is true.

【题目】Rosa _____ this washing machine for more than ten years. She is thinking about buying a new one.

【题目】—Is there a hospital nearby? I hurt my ankle, and cannot move now.

【题目】No sooner had the lecture come to an end ______ the crowds of students poured out of the stadium.

【题目】The government has ______ the ban on the import of pork until December.

【题目】It was only __________he reached school ___________he realized that it was Sunday.

【题目】The barber suggested the hair style ______ be required for the celebration.