Mary’s house in Shanghai cost much more than ours in our hometown, though not half______.
_____the activities might seem childish, actually they require a lot of strength and determination.
You needn't have apologized for your absence_______, it' s hardly your fault.
_____ in 2011, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway has benefited Qufu a lot.
If you can't __ your shyness, you'll never pass the English oral test.
Because the head-teacher had some important guests to meet, the meeting only _______a few minutes.