——Were you busy last weekend?——Very. Rather than ____ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to ____ an advertisement.
1. —Haven’t you heard the news? —What news? —Some of the workers are onmarch while others onstrike.
The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _________ that he had enjoyed his stay here.
Though the girlto learn Japanese, she couldn’t catch up with her classmates.
The accident that resulted ________the death of two passengers resulted ________careless driving.
—Can you hit that bird with your gun, Tom? —No!It is out of the ________of my gun.