If we leave right away,____ we’ll arrive on time.

Everything seemed to be going        for the first two days after I arrived in New York.

A society cannot be successful if it throws tradition away, but it cannot be successful ____if we do something to stop progress.

Those poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy ____ priced bikes.

Don’t defend him any more. It’s obvious that he ______ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.

Do not let any failures discourage you, for you can never tell ________ close you may be to victory.

--- The final score of the basketball match was 93—94.
--- So we were only ______ beaten.

He had planned to make a compromise, but ______ he changed his mind at the last minute.

Zhengnengliang, or positive energy, _______a term used in the book Positive Energy by Richard Wiseman, has developed into a popular phrase in Chinese society where people approach life with optimism and confidence.

The soup was cold, but it was ______ an excellent meal.