------When can I see you, Mr Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?------Oh, no. I _____ a meeting then.
—What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night ? —I lost my way in complete darkness and , things worse , it began to pour .
Comparison may make something appear more beautiful than it is when alone.
—Where is our English teacher? —She is in the classroom, _____ the exercises _________ the students have done at home.
To get an education, _______.
Tom does speak Chinese well, but his reading and writing skills leave much _______.