________ skill, Jim is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in the country.
As soon as his teacher begins lecturing, he begins to doze off, not intentionally but _______.
The Chinese lunar New Year usually ______ two records: the world's most watched television gala show, and its busiest telecommunications network.
The world famous director, three of _____ movies won Oscar awards, is reported to have retired.
--Have you heard that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last year? --______. He has made a positive contribution to that field.
He is a financial manager in Wall Street now, but nobody knows he _____ part-time jobs here and there for survival for eight years.