---Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?---I ____, but I had an unexpected visitor.
We hurried all the way to the airport, only ______ that the flight had been cancelled because of the foggy weather.
—Are you pleased with what he has done?—Not at all. It couldn’t be _______. Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?
The old couple who _______ in the deserted house for ten years have been settled in a nursing home now.
—Why are you staring at me?—You look stupid! The way you wear is _______ annoys others most.
—The leaders are supposed to care about the sufferings of the people.—Contrary to that, some of them act with their eyes _______ to the reality.