Why weren’t you at the meeting —I____ for a long distance call from my sister in America.

The house rent is ____ higher. I get about half the space I had at home but I’ll have to pay _____ here.

Water, which seems so simple and common, is ______ makes life possible.

On Spring Festival’s Eve, people _____ home to get together with their families.

We planned to climb the mountain today, but in such________ bad weather, it seems out of ________ question.