The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _________ that he
had enjoyed his stay here.

He sat at the desk, __________ a novel.

It looks like rain, so you’d better ______ without an umbrella.

--Let’s go there by taxi.
--It’s not far from here, I prefer ________.

The traditional approach ____ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.

Advertising is different from other forms of communication in that the advertiser pays for the message       .

The room ______ 10 metres across is large enough for a single man to live in．

—I wonder whom you are waiting for.
—The policeman       the traffic accident.

There is nothing more I can try          you to stay, so I wish you good luck.

—What’s the matter with John?
—He’s had his leg ______ trying to save a boy from a fire.