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

. --- Believe it or not, I passed the driving test at the first attempt yesterday.--- Great! But remember you can never be ___ careful when driving a car in the street.

His parents,       , didn’t look after him very well—the elbows of his jacket and his boots were badly worn out.

The boy was＿＿＿＿＿＿eager to get a geography book. 

 I won’t call you ______ something unexpected happens.