——You don’t go to that cinema quite often, do you? —— No, I only go there ______ because it’s too far away from my house.

Traffic is bad, ________ in the city center during the rush hours.

The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, ________ bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.

—Did you have any trouble in getting here ?— No .       I would have telephoned you .

In recent years, the ______ dry heat had led to a series of natural disasters.