He has been absent ________ class for quite a long time.
It was because I didn't attend the meeting ______ I had no idea about the matter.
There was______time when everything to do with__nature could keep Anne spellbound.
–I have difficulty making myself understood in English, you know. --______ Things will improve with more practice.
______ from their parents for half a year, the students couldn’t wait to go back home.
The apartment we’ve recently rented ______ six rooms in all, the largest of which serves as the sitting room.