—— Tom, did Mr.Li join you in your dicussion? —— No, he____, but he happened to have fallen ill.
On _______ side of the river there are a lot of trees.
At last she made herself ______ by drawing a picture.
I was about to go shopping _______ the telephone rang.
The apartment caught fire last night. Fortunately, most of the people there _______ escape.
— I'm very ________ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious. —Mm. It does have a _________ smell.