—Mary, the telephone is ringing!—______, but I am washing my hair.
— Tell me something about your adventure in the forest, please. — We lost our way in the forest and ____ matters worse was ____ night began to fall.
The theory he had stuck _______ to be true.
He did better in the exam not only than _____ in her own class but also than _____ in mine.
He came home after midnight, and ____, he was drunk. That made his parents very angry.
— How many students are going to the Great Wall? — ____.