The patient’s progress was very encouraging as he could_____get out of bed without help.

The two companies decided to （ ） on a project concerning animal cloning.

He studies so hard to avoid （ ） at the bottom of the class.

Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication （ ） the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

There was no point （ ） about the working conditions; the manager would not listen to it any more.

In this workshop, the output of July was three times （ ） of January.

He apologized _____ having to leave so early.

The shy girl felt quite （ ） and uncomfortable when she could not answer the interviewer’s question.

We have_____to the government for a home improvement loan.

It is a fact _____ most deaths from lung cancer are caused by smoking.

_____ dictionary is enough for me.

It’s high time we _____ strict measures to stop pollution.