—Why are you so late?—The driver couldn’t see clearly because of the fog.____, the road was too icy.
31. A warm thought suddenly came to me _______ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.
30. It was quite a few years the accused was declared innocent and set free.
29. She looked at him ____ and her words sounded ______.
28. Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep ____ from themselves.
27. ---I don’t suppose she could have done well in the exam last week,_____ she? ---_____, she almost failed to pass the exam.