If it ________ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.
—Beautiful day isn’t it? Let’s go out for a picnic. —______.
—Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now!—________ . He has changed so much.
Though _____ in the accident, the bus driver did all he could to help the passengers to safety.
Brave New World describes a promising future _______ there is no war or violence and all the people can live happily.
—Anything special in today’s papers?—Yes. “Confidence is more important than gold” by Premier Wen ________as a headline in many of today’s newspapers.