It was a pity that the great writer died ________ his works unfinished.

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-- You were out when I dropped in at your house.

-- Oh, I ________ for a friend from England at the airport.

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There was a terrible noise, ________ the sudden burst of light.

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It was so cold that they had the fire ________ all night.

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The salesman scolded the girl caught ________ and let her off.

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John Smith, a successful businessman, has a ________ car.

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Who was ________ ________ went to Beijing yesterday?

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In our everyday life, some of the rubbish, ________ food, paper and iron, rots away over a long period of time.

I saw her ________ across the street and ________ the shop.

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She felt anxious about her son as she ________ for quite a long time.

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