She ______ maintained that her grandsons were innocent, and nothing could dissuade her from that belief.

单项选择题Weld's hopes of assisting homosexual couples to adopt children will require the law to ______ the roles and customs of the child welfare organizations that now administer adoption.

单项选择题Given a relatively ______ sentence of 18 years (others were given suspended death sentences), Chen was later released from jail in consideration of age and poor health.