108.　　 __________ he could understand the problem, I explained it to him at least three times.

107.　　 -How do I write my composition?

　　　 -Write your composition _________ ink.

106.　　 There are only five students here, ________ five of them have finished their homework.

105.　　 He didn't come and it _________ our difficulty.

104.　　 __________ word came that Bill Clinton was elected __________ president of the United States.

103.　　 In Detroit, no fewer than 100 persons died of influenza, not to speak of ___________.

102.　　 -How did you pay the workers?

　　　 -As a rule, they were paid _________.

101.　　 ___________ pop music drives me out of my mind.

100.　　 Perhaps the fire was ___________ by a cigarette end someone dropped.

99.　 When I came back, I found my bicycle __________.