The firm will （ ） the workers （ ） their loss of job.

Since Dick was busy, he rarely had time to go to the cinema; _____.

There was so much noise that the speaker couldn’t make himself _____.

Have you seen the lion _____under that big tree?

A new technique （ ）, the output as a whole increased by 20 percent.

Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy （ ） for her history examination.

Our daughter didn’t know what to （ ） when she first entered the university, as she hadn’t make up her mind about her future.

It was in New Zealand _____ Elizabeth first met Mr. Morris.

What time would it be convenient _____us to meet again?

The hotel was reasonably comfortable but the food lacked （ ） and the service was poor.

Our company’s service is （ ） in nearly 80 countries around the world.

They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan ten days ahead of schedule, （ ） was something we had not expected.