2．— Why were you absent yesterday? — I caught a cold, _______I had been walking around in the rain

Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.— I _____it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview. [ ]

The store had no more red shoes _____, so Mary chose brown ones instead

The prime minister has just finished his visit to some countries ____ his country. [ ]

Michael, you have ____ a lot of weight recently.—Yes, I was 62 kg a year ago, but now I’m 73 kg.