—Tom, you didn’t come to the party last night? — I _____ , but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.
After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed .
This is a(n) __________ arrangement, not a permanent one.
When the boy playing by the river fell into the river, I was out of the room _______.
His grandpa was so poor at that time that he had to get up atdawn every day and walk to the factory indistance.
It wasn’t until dark _________ he found _________ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.