—This morning your mobile phone was always busy. I couldn’t ________ to you until several attempts.—Oh, I’m sorry. I was discussing the price of our products with a client over the phone.
After the war, a lot of serious problems ________ and the price of food ________ by 20%.
If we ________ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting.
—Sorry, I got a bad cold yesterday. —Every time you are absent, you ________ an excuse.
One-third of the country ________ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens ________ black people.
It is no good always complaining about life. ________ ,we are living.