阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1．I rushed to the phone at the reception desk,  ____________________ (却被告知) there was no doctor available. (only)

2．___________________（要不了很久）the 29th Olympic Games are held in Beijing. (before)

3．Not until my brother came home __________________________（我的电脑才修好）．(repair)

4．The development of technology _________________________（已使我们可能）to get in touch with each other more easily. (make)

5．What he said made me realize _______________________(我犯了多么愚蠢的错误). (what)

6．Though it was so late, I could still ___________________________________（听见那女孩朗读英语）in the next room. (hear, read)

7．______________________________（无论你多么努力）, working towards a career that is not suitable to you is not going to get you there. (hard, try)

8．The committee consists of 20 members, _________________ (其中四分之一) are women. (quarter)

9．Though we are much better-off now, very few people can buy _______________（这么贵的一幢房子）. (so, house)

10．But for the effective measures taken by the government during the snow disaster, we ______________ (就会遭受更大的损失了) . (suffer, loss)