—Jane, Peter has got a well-paid job in a foreign company.—You mean he is much _____ now.

A short, thin man, __ past middle age, visited the manager and applied for the job.

We don’t have to keep these old chairs any more. ________, they are falling apart（支离破碎）.

You needn’t have apologized for your absence—       , it’s hardly your fault.

Progress so far has been very good.______，we are sure that the project will be completed on time.