—We were surprised to hear that the reason________ she gave for her absence was________ her mother was ill.
—Yes，we saw her mother was at the supermarket that morning.

I finally got a photo with my favorite movie star.Never in all my life ________ so happy!

Look！The ground is wet.It must have rained last night，________？

Hardly ________ when the flood peak arrived.

Whenever I met her，________ was fairly often，she greeted me with a sweet smile.

________ I explained on the phone，your request will be considered at the next meeting.

The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people，many of ________ left their village homes for a better life in the city.

Darwin counted 225 flowering plants，________he collected and brought home 193.

________ was expected，only five people turned up at the party，________ disappointed the hostess very much.

At 13，Samuel received a training course in drawing for three years，________ he got a good opportunity for further development.