______ the money shortage, many small companies closed down.
—Are you satisfied with her answer? — Not at all. It couldn’t have been _____.
We were in _____ when we left that we forgot the airline tickets.
—Does David often come to school ____ bus? —Yes, but sometimes he comes ____ his father’s car.
—Would you _____ a game of table tennis, Cathy? —I’d love to, but I still have piles of homework to do.
—The thread of my kite broke and it flew away. —I told you it would easily break _____ it was the weakest.