We can infer from the passage that  

The manager or his secretary _______ to give you an interview.

Which is good for such an old lady like her is that she is healthy enough to cycle.

She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she ______ since she _______ working.

Miss White ________ her parents is going to pay a visit to the Great Wall.

Unfortunately, the solution to this problem is neither simple nor ______.

We should keep our freezer full ______ it runs more efficiently than an empty one.

I supposed, as ______ we all, that the meeting would be cancelled.

It is the underserved ________ that damaged his life and his family.

..... as taste is really a composite sense made up of both taste and smell.

Her business must be going rather well, _______ by the car she drives.

Although she is very popular, she is not ________ her sister.

You’ve lived in the city for the most of your life, so … you’re used to the noise.