“Where have you been” — “I got caught in traffic; otherwise_____ sooner”

－ Tom, thanks for telling me something about the BIG Parade(阅兵).－ .

—What were you up to when she dropped in? —I _____ for a while and _____ some reading.[ ]

Don’t worry! I’ll send you an e-mail_______.

Everyone here likes Mike because he is good at telling and _______ jokes.