How long can I _____ the book–Three weeks.

live in the country or have ever visited there, ______ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.

I’m going to ______ a new hobby. I want to learn how to take photos.

My home village is no longer the same ______ it used to be.

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