35. ______ in a shower on his way to his house in Lloyd Road, a tall English gentleman began running in order to catch a bus going at full speed about twenty yards ahead of him.
He was very busy, and ______ he didn’t go to the party that night.
---Thank you so much for the wonderful party, Chris. ----You’re quite welcome, John. ____.We’ve been looking forward to seeing you.
---Haven’t you met each other at ____ party? ---Yes, but I can’t remember whether it is____ Christmas when we were in college.
I don’t smoke now, but I ____for almost ten years.
____, I think, and the problems could be settled.