根据下列句子语境，从所给选项中选择合适的选项填空，所给选项中有两个多余。

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【小题1】The concert was terrible, and ________, the tickets were really expensive.
【小题2】They met through ________ strange coincidences.
【小题3】He has some unfinished business ________.
【小题4】The wing of a bird ________ the arm of a man.
【小题5】A large number of buildings________ after the earthquake.
【小题6】The British Empire was ________ in the mid 19th century.
【小题7】What can you ________ your application?
【小题8】Maya civilization ________ by mystery since its rediscovery in the 19th century.