1．Without a doubt, engaging in physical activity is one of the most important things,

__________not the most important thing, that a person can do to enhance best functioning.

2．____I could say a word, she had rushed out of the room.

3．________ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.

4．It wasn’t ______ 1106 that Thomas Twining founded the world’s first dry tea and coffee shop

in London.

5．Over time, _____ the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces.

6．In the forest, sound is the best means of communication over distance ________ in

comparison with light, it won’t be blocked by trees when travelling.

7．________ case you’re wondering, here’s why mobile data are so expensive in South Africa

when compared with other countries.

8．Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who did not realize how close they were to

success ________ they gave up.

9．China’s Silk Road Economic Belt, ________ accomplished, will quicken the economic growth

of the countries along the route.

10．Sometimes it’s hard to accept the truth ________ the lie sounds so much better.

11．Lessons can be learned to face the future, ________ history cannot be changed.

12．—How about travelling abroad this winter holiday, just for a change?

—OK. ________you want.

13．Man cannot discover new oceans ________ he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.

14．________ many of us today take the television for granted, it’s actually one of the greatest

inventions of the 20th century.

15．________ they are extremely talented, it can be really hard for models with just a few years’

experience to impress the big brands and win opportunities.

16．Any offender shall be brought back and brought to justice even ________he/she may flee

abroad.

17．Most people have to get to a point where they don’t have a choice ________they will change

something.

18．The man hid himself behind the door waiting so________ no other people could see him

negotiating with his manager about his promotion.

19．When you start to run longer, you will start to eat to fuel your body, and may even find that

you need to eat more food every day ________you did when you were overweight.

20．France has been on lockdown since March 17, preventing anyone from leaving their home

________they are key workers or they go out to buy food or medicine.

21．I always tell them when I’m going out clubbing. ________ they know what I’m doing,

they’re fine with it.

22．In Japan, they are so pessimistic about the country’s future ________ they are avoiding

material possessions.

23．Do foreigners not understand British humor or are the British just not so funny ________

they think they are?

24．______ the truth, Franklin did make contributions to the study of electricity.

25．He didn’t formally retire ______ last December. Then he flew to Italy to visit his daughter.

26．Word borrowing tends to happen ________ there is no suitable word for an object or idea in

the native tongue.

27．Before departure, the two young men agreed to meet there again twenty years later,

________ their conditions might be.

28．He is so busy. He cannot afford enough time with his son even________he wants to.

29．________he once felt like giving up, he now has the determination to push further and keep

on going.

30．I was really surprised that the workers could build it so well ________ even today it is not

out of style.