292._______ the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.

11.________ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.

10.Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ________ Eastern Nebraska.

9.As it turned out to be a small house party, we ________so formally.

8.In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid ______.

7.The office has to be shut down________funds.

6.This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ______ in Africa.

5.He wasn't asked to take on the chairmanship of the society,________insufficiently popular with all members.

4.This company has now introduced a policy ________ pay rises are related to performance at work.

3.I________ the party much more if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.

2.________time, he'll make a first-class tennis player.