—What did the shopkeeper say when you said the sweater was too expensive?—She said the sweater of this kind in other shops might be cheaper but __________.
He has ___ the company ___ the post for three times, but he has been ___ three times.
She squeezed the water ___ her wet clothes.
Can’t you think that a dictionary is an important ___ in learning a second language?
The number of people invited ___ fifty, but a number of them ___ absent for different reasons.
—Where would you like to go, to the cinema or theatre? —It ___ to me.