___ for the fact that you were lazy, you could have finished the assignment by now.
—I don’t know how to deal with my son. He always refuses ______ advice I give him.—He just wants to show he has grown up, maybe.
—Things are getting even worse now without Jackson.—It’s certain that he will ______ at the football field.
--- I can’t find my raincoat. I hung it behind the door.--- I saw Peter going away with _____, but I’m not sure whether it’s yours.
According to recent reports, one of the rare animals, _____ crocodile, will be in danger of dying out in _____ 2020s.
Awarded ______ 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo Yan, ______ productive contemporary Chinese writer,has published dozens of short stories related to the countryside.