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

 Jim went to answer the phone. _________ , Harry started to prepare lunch.

— Guess what? One bullet struck my car,          missing me yesterday! — Lucky you ! Come back to our motherland as soon as possible!

 How ______ is it from the railway station to the museum?

–This summer is very hot. --Yes, but it’s not __________ as hot as last summer.