1. Smoking is indeed dangerous. ________, a lot of people get cancer because they smoke.

2. Water ________ at 100 Celsius.

3. I think we should forgive him. ________ he is too young to understand what is right and wrong.

4. ________ teachers are overworked and underpaid.

5. It is Alice ________ the phone. She wants to talk to you.

6. The candidate didn’t perform well at the interview. ________, he was rude to the interviewer.

7. A strimmer is a machine ________ grass and weeds.

8. ________ a child’s character is shaped by the circumstances at home.

9. I am not sure if we can afford a big home like that. ________, I intend to buy it.

10. The kettle ________. Shall I make tree?