The sea was calm and _____.
---How much salt did you put in the soup? ---I’m sorry to say, _____. I forgot.
Despite the fact that Lucy is a lovely girl, she _____ be extremely difficult to work with sometimes.
Environmental groups intend to _____ the pressure until the government changes the law.
---Could you please tell us _____ the famous singer will come for his performance? ---Probably in weeks, and the tickets won’t be expensive.
The number of traffic accidents caused by drinking is _____ as the number of those caused by non-drinking driving.