So______that many parents are too worried to let their children travel alone at the beginning of the new term.
.—Do you like the material? —Yes, it ______ very soft. (MET1994 )
If city noises ______ from increasing, people______ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now. (MET1992 )
—What happened to the postman? —I don't know. He______ around here for a long time.
They said good-bye, hardly knowing that they ______again.
—What were you doing when Tom came to see you? —I _____on my overcoat and ______ to visit a friend of mine. A. have just put; leaving B. was put; was left C .had just put; was leaving D. was putting; left