______ to be heading for closure, after the government"s announcement on cuts.

单项选择题I want ______ the renovations before I start thinking about redecorating.

单项选择题The girl said that she ______ here a week before.

单项选择题The staff in office do not consider their boss ______ any more after they have known that he forges his certificate.

单项选择题The budget they made is unrealistic ______ it disregards increased costs.

单项选择题I would rather that you ______ early tomorrow instead of this evening.

单项选择题If the dog hadn t barked loudly, we ______ caught red-handed.

单项选择题The newly developing science of artificial intelligence aims at programming the computer to think, reason and react ______ people do.

单项选择题I was impressed ______ the efficiency of the work done in the company.

单项选择题In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is ______ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age.

单项选择题We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be ______ and go another day.