2 . 根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的词或短语填空。

instead of;     are used to;     unless;     in some ways;     any space;     come up with;     used to;     discovery of;     can’t afford

1. —I want to put some magazines on the shelf. Is there ________ for them?
—Yes, of course.
2. At present, many young people in big cities are afraid to get married because they ________ a house there.
3. Simon likes playing tricks on others. However, ________, he is a good boy because he is willing to help others.
4. The old people ________ take a walk by the river, but now they take exercise in the park.
5. Because Tan Dun had true love for nature, he used the sounds of nature in some of his works ________ musical instruments.
6. To have more tourists to Yunnan, they need to ________ more creative ideas.
7. —Shall we go climbing this weekend?
—I think it’s a good idea ________ the weather is bad enough.
8. Marie Curie and Pierre Curie won the Nobel Prize for the ________ radium in 1903.