23.This is the second time Nie Haisheng ______ to be the astronaut who took the glorious task.
—Tom has passed the final exam. —______! He never really worked hard before.
In China, shaking hands with each other is a common________ when people meet for the first time.
________ lack of interest, Tom kept trying hard to catch up with others.
As far as I see, ________ is no possibility ________ he will win the tennis match this time.
________, he also had a son in college who had taken a bank loan to pay for his studies.