The number of people invited ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
The girl had hardly rung the bell the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.
——How did you like Nick’s performance last night? —— To be honest, his singing didn’t to me much?
In all kinds of competitions, Jackie ________ a most excellent athlete. He has won so many gold medals.
_________along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.
——The weather has been very hot and dry. —— Yes. If it had rained even a drop, things would be much better now. And my vegetables .