I got caught in the traffic; ______ I would have been here sooner.
With prices（ ）so much, it’s hard to plan a budget.
It is said that somewhere between the ages of six and nine children begin to think（ ）instead of concretely.
Placing high（ ）on imported goods is a frequent employed method of protecting domestic industries.
When snow collects on top of a building during the winter, the weight sometimes weakens the construction and occasionally causes the roof to collapse.
A new technological process maybe employed to tap this abundant supply directly.