When I go out in the daytime I use the bike _____ the car if I can.

The authorities wouldn’t （ ） us permission to fly all the way down to San Francisco.

When I got my first job, I _____ early. But nowadays I usually stay in bed until late morning.

We don’t need air conditioning, （ ）.

We were disappointed yesterday because it wasn’t such a good dinner （ ） she had promised us．

In order to buy her house she had to obtain a_____from the bank.

Not until that day _____ the importance of good manners in a job interview.

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

Every man， woman and child _____ love and understanding.

—Are you （ ）? —No, I’m serious.

Hardly （ ） how I passed the interview.

Little （ ） to win your friendship in this way.