Humble （ ） it may be, there is no place like home.

（ ） singer and （ ） dancer is also good at drawing.

If you had taken my advice last week, you （ ） in trouble now.

The engineer （ ） my father works is about 50 years old.

I don’t know whether he is still （ ） in collecting coins. He used to be, but that was several years ago.

You’ve never told me why you didn’t come to my birthday party， _____?

He studies so hard to avoid （ ） at the bottom of the class.

I love thinking of new designs. It keeps my mind clear and active and fills my retired life with （ ）.

By the time you arrive in London, we （ ） in Europe for two weeks.

The football match was （ ） on account of rain.

You _____ all those calculations! We have a computer to do this sort of things.

Only when （ ） in the afternoon （ ） able to leave.