She said she would work it out herself, ________ ask me for help

Jim was late for class again. He went into the room silently to avoid _____ by the teacher.

I will get to the meeting on time _a___ it is raining hard .

When did you start to collect stamps— I got my ______ stamp when I was ______ years old.

Let’s __________the subway to the park.- That _________ good.