—Why weren’t you at the meeting?—I ________ for a long-distance call from my aunt in America.
The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew at sea.
---_______. ---OK. I’ll speak a little more slowly.
______ there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty.
Lin Yi isn’t what it used to be.The last decade ______ great changes in the city images.
—Tom, you are caught late for the third time. —Oh, __________.