The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.
He didn’t attend the competition ______ he was ill at the time.
After the earthquake, the poor girl was found ______ under the ruins of a church.
—Do you still often go to the cinema? —Not as often as I ______.
Chongqing is ______ most beautiful mountain city and I’m sure to come for ______ second time.
—I just received a letter from one of my old school friends. —______