My brother is ______ than me.

I didn’t go to Tom’s birthday party yesterday. What about you— ________, because I was preparing for the exam all the time.

He liked the article in the newspaper so much that he ______ his own work and translated it into English

Can I pay the bill by check?— Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ________ be made in cash.[ ]

______, we should sleep at sleep at least 8 hours a day, but in practice we sleep less than that.