Do you like bananas or apples —________.

My friend Martin was very sick with a strange fever; _____, he could neither eat nor sleep[ ]

These days, he has stayed up late into night in order to get good marks in the following monthly test—It’s no ____ that he seems tired and asleep in class every day

It’s raining heavily. I’d rather ________ in bed________ out.

He was worried, because he lost his bag ______ his passport, ID card and a lot of money.