9、The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for differentreasons.
When the soldier _____ his shirt, he discovered that his arms were black and blue.
_____ such a great trouble, the little girl didn’t know what to do.
There is only one opening here for a typist, and quite a few people are competing for the _____.
.Before the economic crisis came, John had sensed that the firm was to be ruined and he _____ just in time.
.— Why didn’t you tell me the truth that day? — I _____, but you _____ for Fuzhou when I went to see you.