___ he was ill, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me for I didn't have much working experience.
The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, ______ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds.
If a person has not had enough sleep, his actions will give him ______ during the day.
—Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I’m sure we will win. —______!
He was so ______ thought that he didn’t see the pole on the road.
I ______you ______ what you have achieved.