I’m glad you told me about the concert being cancelled. ____ I’d have traveled all the way to Beijing for nothing.

No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _____ when the unexpected will happen.

Thanks for your directions to the house; we wouldn’t have found it ___.

My good performance in the job interview left me       about my future and about what I can do here.

（2014年安徽省合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测）24. The local government wants to ______ the character of the town while redesigning and developing it.

The new government made a promise that they would surely improve the________of people’s life.

Three years ago，a society was set up to________the endangered animal and plant life from dying out in this area.

(2013·江西，23)________ can be good at something for 40 years if he doesn't love it.

The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down .

If better use is ________ your spare time，you’ll make good progress in doing your business.