1. I'd rather you ______ anyone what I told you.

2. Only by ______ hard can you pass this difficult exam.

3. The manager insisted that the report ______ finished by Friday.

4. It's high time you ______ out how to use this machine.

5. Scarcely ______ the phone down when it rang again.

6. I ______ my sister to help me with the housework yesterday.

7. If he ______ more careful, he wouldn't have crashed the car.

8. The thief is believed ______ through the window.

9. I can't help ______ why he didn't tell us the truth.

10. She's far ______ at math than anyone else in the class.

11. I'd prefer ______ at home to going out in this weather.

12. The weather was ______ that we decided to stay indoors.

13. Not only ______ beautiful but she is also very talented.

14. He ______ to have been the first person to reach the summit.

15. The cake ______ delicious; I'll have another piece.

16. I wish I ______ how to play the violin when I was young.

17. He ran as fast as he could ______ he wouldn't miss the bus.

18. The student denied ______ in the final examination.

19. It was ______ a great surprise that I didn't know what to say.

20. I'm not used ______ such spicy food.

21. The house ______ was built last year is very modern.

22. I'd rather you ______ smoke in the house.

23. He's the man ______ daughter won the scholarship.

24. The film was ______ than I expected.

25. By the time he arrived, the meeting ______.

26. I'll go with you provided you ______ to pay for the tickets.

27. She's looking forward ______ her friends again.

28. The more you read, ______ you will learn.

29. He ______ me not to go near the edge of the cliff.

30. I don't regret ______ my old car.

31. The news ______ not as bad as we had feared.

32. He's the student ______ I spoke to yesterday.

33. The suitcase is ______ heavy for me to lift.

34. I can't imagine ______ in a big city like Tokyo.

35. It's no use ______ about the past.

36. The man ______ by the window is my father.

37. I wish I ______ a better camera when I went to Japan.

38. Not only ______ the car but he also fixed the engine.

39. I'd prefer ______ by train than by plane.

40. He had to ______ the game due to his injury.