— Bob, did you go to the film at the weekend?— I ____, but I remembered I had a lot of homework to do.
With difficult problems ___, the president feels relaxed now.
Little _____ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in his business.
----_____he dropped out of school? ----His family has run into financial difficulties.
When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ____ up, her voice has been full of life.
The matter ____ your fate cannot be taken for granted.