Why are you in such a hurry, Mike—There _______ an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.

He does so little work in the office that for all practical purposes it would make no difference _______ he didn’t come

She pretended to be calm but _______she was more than nervous at the time she was being questioned [ ]

il, as well as telephone, ______ an important part in dailycommunication.

What’s this –It’s ______ book. It’s ______ English book.