.— I ____ to your birthday party last Sunday. — Unfortunately, you were out on business.
We were told that it was our _______ to read the text together.
It ________ that there is no way out of difficulty.
He was afraid there was any wild animal around him, looking round from ________.
Reading without stop is a ______ piece of work.
The clock ________ and we realized it was five o’clock.