____ twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we changed our dog.
Sitting at the corner of the meeting room, he looked sad because there were so many problems ________.
By the age of two, Heidi could count to 40, draw pictures of people, and read books ________ for sevenyearolds.
With a great weight ________ off her mind, she passed all the tests successfully.
________ clearly ________ nothing to do, the soldiers left the village the next day.
The weather in Quzhou is rather cold in winter, especially ________ that in my hometown.