They had planned to go for a picnic, but because of the rain they had to stay home_______.

_____it is 7 o’clock, we must go now.

Keeping healthy, with easy access to affordable medical care, is still a dream for many people, with medicine price rising ________.

--How about this dress, sir? --It’s a little expenseive, and ____, its color doesn’t suit me.

—I don’t think he should leave his job.—That’s ________ what I told him yesterday.