I saw Jack yesterdayHe told me that he would stay here _____ the end of this year

______ as the main reason for the recentworld-wide economic problems is the fact that the US government would hardlyaccept

Eddie _____ exercises， I’m afraid he is getting fatter and fatter.

依次填入下面一段文字横线处的语句，衔接最恰当的一组是（ ）初到江南，就碰上了梅雨季节。______________，________________，______________，______________，________________，________________。朦胧的墨绿中，清晰地闪着点点火红的花朵，宛如一阕厚重、平和的弦乐声中，跳出了一管清脆、欢跃的笛音，给这雨后阴沉的清晨，增添了不少生气。①空中还漂浮着若有若无的雨丝②清晨推窗望去，雨虽停了③但天顶上，浓云尚未散开，低低压着房檐④一夜枕上听雨，辗转不能成寐⑤院子中，一丛绿树被染得浓阴如墨⑥天地间弥漫着一层湿漉漉、静悄悄的青黛色雾霭

Some of the old beliefs passeddown from one generation to another ________ the present thinking