31. _______ with the present situation, the local government could not find effective measures to reduce the risk of coal mine accidents.
---Brad was Jane’s brother! ---_______ he reminded me so much of Jane!
The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.
Rather than _______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _______ a bicycle.
Charles Babbage is generally considered ________ the first computer.
. He said he would rather not _______ it right now.