1. Melissa’s father was very busy, but he still played with her.
Busy ________________________________________________________________________________
2. Mrs Wilson says she’s sorry she didn’t attend the meeting yesterday morning.
Mrs Wilson sends______________________________________________________________________
3. It’s almost nine months since I stopped subscribing to that magazine.
I cancelled ___________________________________________________________________________
4. For further information, please send a self-addressed envelope to the above address.
Further information can _________________________________________________________________
5. Richard only took over the family business because his father decided to retire early.
But for his ___________________________________________________________________________
6. I have called this meeting in order to present the latest sales figures.
My purpose___________________________________________________________________________
7. Skyscrapers in the USA are on average taller than anywhere else in the world.
The average___________________________________________________________________________
8. I was surprised at how easy he was to talk to.
I hadn’t expected ______________________________________________________________________
9. Experts think that all dogs evolved from wolves.
All dogs are __________________________________________________________________________
10. The two sides never looked likely to reach an agreement.
At no time ___________________________________________________________________________