_____ she was sick, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much work experience.
It has been raining every day so far. I hope tomorrow will __________ fine.
The children made so much noise that the teacher __________ them and shouted "Be quiet".
It is difficult to find a satisfying job today. This job is great __________ salary, but it has some disadvantages.
Things like eye contact and hand gestures __________ great importance in situations such as job interviews.
I __________ asleep because it took me a long time to realize that the telephone was ringing.