Tom might not have made such a serious mistake if he _____ your advice.

The young man lost his job last month, but it wasn’t long _____ he found a new position in my company.

The whole class couldn’t help _____ when they saw the haircut of their new classmate.

Words_____meaning, as we all know.

Jim was caught （ ） drugs into the country.

I have no objection （ ） your design for the new type of machine this time.

The manager urged his staff not to （ ） the precious opportunity.

Richard is American, John is British—they have different （ ）.

These tickets for the performance are （ ） until the end of the month．

She （ ） tell white lies to make people feel better, to smooth things over.

I didn’t hear （ ） because there was too much noise where I was sitting.

Don’t let the child play with scissors （ ） he cuts himself.