A lot of meetings were ______because of the dangerous disease.
In the summer, large crops of fruit may be_______ by freezing or bottling.
They _______ all the details of the plan time and again to make sure that the project went smoothly.
Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.
All agreed to his suggestion that a bridge across the river__________.
The number of people invited to the party ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.