1.John competed(竞争) for a place at the school,but didn't get in.
2.If you pretend (假装) to know what you don't know,you'll only make a fool of yourself.
3.The total cost of the project would be more than $240 million(百万).
4.I didn't know that he was a cheat (骗子),or else I wouldn't have believed him.
5.The target audience (观众) for this advertisement was mainly teenagers.
6.He finished his work in a positive (积极的)way.
7.Stress (压力) and lack of sleep can worsen the situation.
8.No payments were made last week because of a computer error (差错).