—We all had a lot of fun at the barbecue yesterday. Pity you weren't there.—I really should have gone with you but I________on some remaining problems.
282. I think they have gone to the airport to _____ their daughter ______.
281. The shop______ its summer stock to be ready for the new winter goods.
280. John _sat at the head of the table with his wife next to him. Which of the following can’t replace the underlined word.
279. The man lay there, _________with a bad pain.
278. My uncle, the boss of a shoe factory _____ me for a part-time shop assistant of the department store.