—Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now? —I am afraid you （ ）, in case he comes late for the meeting.

I advise them to withdraw （ ）.

—Do you like the material? —Yes, it （ ） very soft.

Visitors from the US have increased （ ） 8 percent since last year.

The tall tree, （ ） leaves are darker than those of the other two, is as old as grandpa.

They always give their vacant seats to （ ） comes first.

At the 60th anniversary, the guests sitting in the front are those ______ graduates from the university.

She likes to quarrel （ ） neighbors （ ） the little things.

Ten minutes _____ an hour when one is expecting a phone call.

It doesn’t matter _____ you pay in cash or by credit card in this store.

This project is said （ ） right now and so far everything is going on quite smoothly.

It was in Johnson’s hotel （ ） the business meeting was held last year.