I ask for a day off tomorrow —______． You know, the May Day holiday is just around the corner and every salesgirl is as busy as a bee．

The matter was much thaneveryone had expected.

Mistakesdon’t justhappen , they occur for a reason. Find out the reason, and then making the mistake becomes_____ . [ ]

J. K Rowling’s career really ________ when Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in June 1997 and achieved instant success.

In these years, the shortages of water has become a ______ problem.