_____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.
The need for an operation,especially an immediate operation, almost always comes as a ______ to the patient and his family.
--- Look! I’ve bought ______ new pen. --- What ______ beautiful pen! It in particular seems nice.
It’s hard to imagine a large city without policemen, but such was the ______ in London in the early 18th century.
They sold their house for only 12,000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful ______.
It doesn’t make ______ to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good.