---Tom studies very hard and is intelligent as well.---______that he always gets the first place in all examinations.
—Do you know our town at all? —No, this is the first time I __________ here.
He attended the party without _______________.
The library needs __, but it will have to wait until Sunday.
Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight _____ off her mind.
New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____.