10. Though I have stayed _______ for a few years, I have always been concerned about my motherland.

—What do you think of John?
---- ____ we didn’t like him at first, but we are quite fond of him now.

26．—Is there anything I can do for you?
—There seems to have been a technical problem—______，that's what they told me．

30．—Why do you leave your daughter alone without worrying about her?
—She will ____ leave home to lead her own life．

There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ________ gave up.

28．—Thank you very much.
—Not at all , I was____________ glad to help.

A．too

B．only too

C．not so

D．much

8．The employees have not been paid ____ since the new manager took over this company last
month.

28．I didn’t enjoy the party very much. I knew ______ nobody there.

Do you expect        to be a possibility that we may have three days off for the coming New Year’s Day?

He lost both of his parents in the big earthquake, but       for him, a kind couple adopted him and took good care of him.