They told me it would be cheap but ________ it cost me $500.[ ]

The main street is lined with small stands and shops _____ sell almost anything you can imagine.

．Thenews came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that I would fail in theexam.

He_________no return when he decided to help us.

I find it difficult to learn English better.—______ you don’t give up, your dreams will come true.