27.---Mary, you didn’t show up at the meeting last week? ---No, I________, but my son had a sudden fever and I had to stay at home to take care of him.
never to come back before he could make a big fortune, Mike left home without saying a word.
The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down .
I was so excited last night that it was a long time _____I got to sleep.
--- Are your family ready for rafting? ---Yes, I really want my children to experience that they are young.
There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______.