. Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class ______ he had to meet his uncle at the airport.
________I was in trouble, he would come to help me out.
. —I'd love to join your visit to a local museum today, but I'm on a very tight ________.—I've got a lot of work to do today.
The soldier narrowly escaped ________in the fierce battle.
In many people’s opinion,that company,though relatively small,is pleasant________ .
—Do you know if he has recovered from the illness?—Recovered? I am afraid that he ________ now in the hospital.