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

My children are looking forward to （ ） a trip to Paris.

The defense computers calculate way to （ ） the enemy missiles.

When he awoke, he found himself _____ after by an old woman.

It is very expensive to （ ） the fashion.

I stayed up all night _____ to find a new solution to the problem.

The quality of education in this small school is better than _____ in some larger schools.

（ ） five hundred people are believed to have drowned.

It is by no means clear （ ） the president can do to end the strike.

When Mary paid the bill, she was given a _____ for her money.

The committee is expected to_____a decision this evening.

Her （ ） to the job left her with very little free time．