____ the teacher expected, the students were very excited after hearing the good news.
The old man sat in front of the television every evening, happy ________ anything that happened to be on.
________ the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.
The sun began to rise in the sky, ________ the mountain in golden light.
When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed, ________ me stories till I fell asleep.
Sitting at the corner of the meeting room, he looked sad because there were so many problems ________.