________ many difficulties during his childhood, he grew up into a strong - minded man.

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I don't think that he will pass the exam, ________?

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What do you think made Mary so upset?

________ her new bicycle.

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The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, ________ that he had enjoyed his stay here.

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I recommended he ________ at school for another year, and then ________ to go to college.

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His death ________ the following year.

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Readers can ________ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

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You might wonder how it ________ to live without eating for so many months.

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The stick is ________ against the ________tower.

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Lead ________ as a material for sculpture since the time of the early Greeks.

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