-- I saw Mr Li at the meeting yesterday.--- Did you? He ______ have attended, for he had asked for sick leave.
After a new reform, the number of the products in the factory is now ________ it was in 2003.
— Has Sam finished his homework today? — I have no idea. He ________ it this morning.
— I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter. — It ________ true because there was little snow there.
The position, however, ________ you are applying, is not quite a wellpaid one.
Cultural exchange ________ better understanding.