With economy getting worse，we have reached the point________we have to cut down our daily expenses.

Could I borrow your camera— ____. But you will have to buy somefilm.

People should ______the traffic rules when they travel to a new place. Nobody can be exception.

Happy Birthday, Ken! Did you invite Jason?—Yes, but he _____ a meeting in New York otherwise he wouldn’t be absent from my birthday party

Can I ask you a few straightforward questions about yourself?—No problem. I like______ when people are open and direct.[ ]