Take your time and think the matter over before you _____ a conclusion.

The most important is not_____ you do, but_____ you do it.

—Where is the new camera I borrowed last week? —It is on the top shelf, out of the （ ） of our little kid.

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

The young man still denies _____ the fire behind the store.

The grain output of this year is much higher than _____ of last year.

Michael’s new house looks like a palace, compared _____ his old one.

—Shall we invite Tim? —No， it’s too late to invite any more people. _____， he hates parties， you know.

We don’t need air conditioning, （ ）.

_____， we went swimming in the river.

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

Hardly （ ） how I passed the interview.