【题目】Of these two basketball teams，the former comes from the US；the ______ comes from England.

【题目】I can't concentrate my studies with all that noise going on.

【题目】 Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing ________ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion.

【题目】 You won’t find paper cutting difficult _____you keep practicing it.

【题目】 There is only one more day to go your favorite music group play live.

【题目】Tom plays football ________，if not better than，Jack.

【题目】 It’ll be another 50 years _________ China is expected to reach the level of a medium

【题目】I'm sure he says these things (deliberate) to annoy me.

【题目】The Italian boy was regarded as a hero ______ he gave his life for his country.

【题目】________ the job takes a significant amount of time, most students agree that the experience is worth it.