—Why didn’t you go to Shelly’s birthday party yesterday evening?—I ______ but I had an unexpected visitor.
To her joy, Della earned first the trust of her students and then ________ of her colleagues.
________ everyone here, I wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.
People develop ________ preference for a particular style of learning at ________ early age and these preferences affect learning.
—Thank you for the flowers. —_______. I thought they might cheer you up.
From space, the earth looks blue. This is _______ about seventy-one percent of its surface is covered by water.