1. begin as/ begin with
Many important businessmen _______________factory workers.
The day _______________ bad news, and looks like getting worse.
2. common/ordinary/ usual
It is ________ sense that it is __________colder in the north.
The boss was angry this morning because Michel was late as _______.
Pine-trees are _________ in many parts of the world.
He always wears __________ clothes and leaves no special impression on others.
