33. --- How can you be late for such an important conference? --- Sorry! But my flight was ______ by fog.
The medical reform in that country turns out to be _________ failure, but, as we know, success often comes after ________ failure.
The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries _____ the widespread use of electricity and the birth of the steam engine , leading to the development of factories and cities.
Nobody could have had _____ childhood than myself. Instead of children’s play and adventure , I was driven by a desire to study.
Contrary to the belief _____it could not sink , the ship sank after hitting an iceberg , ____ all the passengers on board.
---- I hear that you will be on travel again. ---- Yeah. My boss _____for me to discuss business details with someone from another company.