If we had taken such effective measures much earlier, the fiver ____ so seriously now.

Optimism had been growing ________ the weekend meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels would come up with a substantial plan for dealing with the debt crisis. [ ]

leave right away, ____we’ll arrive on time

I took it _____ that he would be glad to accept my invitation, but he didn’t at all.

Let’s _____TV. A football game is on.