We firmly believe that war never settles anything．It only       violence．

—Can I pay the bill by check?

—Sorry, sir．But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment     be made in cash．

Did you see that programme     South Africa last night?

As I will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate      from you now and then      me how everyone is getting along.

Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults,         —____courage matters more than strength．

—It’s many years since I saw you last; I        you at all．

—I wouldn’t have, either; if someone       you by the name．

Many single parents      with the dilemma of dividing time between work and children。

Two hours away from the tall buildings of New York         ．

A botanist who speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than 　　　　who doesn’t．

My money was beginning to       and there were no jobs to be found．