The news came as quite a shock to us __________ a ship with 82 passengers on board sank near the north coast.
_______ never to come back again, the girl left the poor village without saying goodbye.
Measures have been taken to prevent the accidents, but much _____ for more improvement.
When Fred lost his job, he ____ his sorrows in drink.
In American there are more households with pets than ____ with children.
— How is everything going on with you in America. —Quite well. Not so smoothly as I expected, _______.