._____ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.
__________ two giraffes (长颈鹿), Zheng He later brought zebras, shells, elephant ivory back to China after his voyages.
Yesterday she sold her car, __________ she bought a month ago.
—Jim lived very close to the college when he was in New York.— __________ he seldom was late for class.
Japan says its Prime Minister promised to provide the world with "maximum transparency" about __________ accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant during __________ telephone call.
Using many symbols makes _______ to put much information on a single map