单项选择题 Special may be too impoverished a word to describe this triumph for a man who climbed to the pinnacle of sport from ______ beginnings as the sponsor of a roller-hockey team.

单项选择题 Laura, who comes from a wealthy family, spends most of her time enjoying herself, but takes ______ pains with her lessons.

单项选择题 She's fainted. Throw some water on her face and she may soon ______ .