Every evening after dinner, if not _________ from work, I will spend some time walking my dogs.
27. It was _____ great shock to the girl when ______word came that her close friend died in the severe earthquake of Haiti.
26.It was the training _______he had at school _______ made him good jumper.
25. -----Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today? ----I _____ all the way here through the heavy snow.
24. The twins,_______ so long,held each other and burst into tears.
23. — You can't finish the book in less than an hour, I suppose? —_____________.