My close friend Amy was admitted to Oxford University, ______ came as no surprise.
The two football players seem like enemies on the field but _______ they are good friends.
Because it was hard to _____ with the money he got paid, he wanted to take ____ job.
The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
The time he has devoted in the past ten years_________the disabled is now considered__________ of great value.
His silence at the meeting suggested that he _________ to your plan.