Tom might not have made such a serious mistake if he _____ your advice.

（ ） his last word, he got into a taxi and disappeared in no time.

We decided to move to a quiet place, for we couldn’t （ ） the noisy environment here any more.

Richard is American, John is British—they have different （ ）.

The manager urged his staff not to （ ） the precious opportunity.

No sooner _____ stepped out of the hall than it began to rain.

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

If you carefully _____ the problem again, you will find a way out.

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

The Quality Control Staff is responsible _____ the quality of the products that come out of the factory.

It is （ ） impossible to work with this noise around.

My mother suggests that we _____ eat out for a change this weekend.