Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box: —

had better	let alone	as if	as soon as	was born
what does ..... look like	there	would you mind	it	would rather

(a) The room appears to be suffocating. — opening the windows?

(b) It is raining outside. You — take an umbrella.

(c) He cannot read newspaper, — edit a newspaper.

(d) — lived a wise man but he was not well known to all.

(e) You look tired. — appears to me that you have worked hard.

(f) Ismail is a symbol of versatile genius. He — in a needy family.

(g) — a dinosaur —? Have you ever seen it?

(h) He proceeded — he had never seen me. His defiant behaviour offended me.

(i) Panic seized me — I heard the roaring voice.

(j) Though I am in dire need of money, I — die than seek any financial help from him.