As a Chinese proverb goes， a heavy snow _____ a good harvest year.

If you had taken my advice last week, you （ ） in trouble now.

Her passionate voice was always influential and （ ）.

He （ ） by his sister at that moment.

—Did you enjoy the TV program last night? —No, （ ） not．

—Did you enjoy the TV program last night? —No, （ ） not．

Encouragement is sometimes much more_____than criticism.

His first novel was a failure,（ ） .

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

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

Look， here （ ） the famous pop singer.

More have been learned since 1945 about chemical changes in the body than in all human history before _____ time.