—May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight? —I’m sorry, Mr. Williams _____ to a conference before then.
I saw a woman running toward me in the dark. Before I could recognize who she was, she had run back in the direction ______ she had come.
—Bob! How’s your project? I heard you started it last Friday, right? —Oh! I ______ for it. But I haven’t decided when to do it.
The other day he ______ a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner’s.
Steve has to get up at 5:00 A.M. to get to school. ______ this , he has never missed a class. A. In contrast to B. Apart from C. In addition to D. In spite of
—Has your father returned from Europe yet? —Yes, but he ______ here for only three days before his company sent him to America.