I’m afraid i can’t go to your party.—________________! The party won’t be perfect without you.

She is good at playing soccer.

It is believed _______ he has gone to Shanghai. The problem is ________ we can’t get in touch with him.

It took him a long time to ______ the skills he needed to become an artist.

The housewife got her hands and arms _____while trying to pour the boiling water from the kettle into the thermos; she______ some healing ointment to her burn but the pain was still unbearable