Why didn’t you go to the cinema with John last night—_____I had lots of homework to finish.

smallest child of his family, Alex is always longing for the time he should be able to be independent.

There is no doubt _____ Mo Yan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has been _____ in writing for decades.

The authorities will____ the case further before they can come to a conclusion about it .

In everyday communication, information ___ by gestures is often misinterpreted.