The Vice Chairman of the conference is （ ） inviting the VIPs.

_____, the professor is still trying to learn a new language.

The film （ ） him of what he had seen in China.

We mention the importance of giving up smoking once and again, but hardly ______ it.

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

A car （ ） Jane’s cat and sped away.

（ ） when she started complaining.

The two boys had so _____ in common that they soon became good friends.

The government cannot operate effectively （ ） it is free from such interference.

Before using your new pressure cooker, read the following （ ） carefully.

I got so tired that I just couldn’t move a step _____.

He is the sort of businessman who would do anything in his （ ） of profit.