There are fewer teaching positions left in big cities, ____ at the same time there are shortages of teachers insmall towns[ ]

It was not ________ the many blows hereceived ________ the lack of fighting spirit________ led to his losing thegame.

34．Hardly_________the phoneIwas told that the hotel had been booked full．

_____ is your father’s birthday —November 2nd , I’ll buy a big cake for him .

The children get some red packets and there always some money in .