22. --May I speak to Professor White, please? --Sorry, he isn’t in. This is his assistant speaking. Can I help you?
Mrs. Green took up the story at the point ____the thief had just made off with the jewels.
.-----I heard that many westerners prefer vegetables to meat.-----It is true. Americans eat ___ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.
-----Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate. -----Oh! I thought they ____ without me.
If the present unemployment _____continue, the society would face a more difficult situation.
She decided to resign from the party rather than ____herself to the new rules.