believes his reasons for being latethat he was caught in a traffic jam, _______ made him embarrassed

The driver began to speed up to________________ for the hour he’d lost in the traffic jam.

依次填入下面一段文字横线处的语句，衔接最恰当的一组是 文人与民间创作结合的创作方式，使得中国古典小说呈现了重视情节的特点。_____，______。_____。_____。_____。① 这是中国古典小说不同于外国小说的一点② 以外在的情节动作来表现人物的内心活动和精神状态③ 小说发展到文人独立创作之后，重视情节的特点仍然保留了下来④ 所谓传奇，就是包含了要以情节动人的意蕴⑤ 重视写情节并不意味着忽视写人物，而是要通过情节表现人物

It has been discovered that the traffic accident ________ the driver’s careless driving.[ ]

Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today ?— Something _______ to him.