The best way to explore _______ countryside is on _______foot.
—How is the boy?—Sorry.He__________though the doctor made every effort to save him.
I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs,but__________.
—Did you meet the pianist at the station?—No,he__________by the time I__________there.
Did you tell me that there__________an English test the next week?
—What else did you do this morning besides doing the shopping?—Two hours__________washing the windows and the floor.