As we joined the big crowd I got _____ from my friends.
35. —It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me. —Well, you know what they say, “___________.”
34. I smell something______ in the kitchen. Can I call you back in a minute?
33. The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. I______ the trouble to carry my umbrella with me.
32. The poor boy said he often went ______ and sometimes almost starved______ in the old days.
31. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.