—Did you enjoy your tour around Beijing， Mr Singh？ —Yes. But I hate 　　　　 when the tour guide held out his left hand to shake hands with me. 

_______not to be late for the meeting, we arrived forty minutes _______ the required time, but after _____seemed hours of waiting, we were informed the meeting had been canceled. 

 Even if they are on sale, these air-conditioners are equal in price to , if not more expensive than , ______ , at the other store.

 — Which of the two computer games did you prefer? —Actually I didn't like______. 

Jack is one of those men who I am sure always do ____best even in the most difficult situations.