It was_____he was ill that he was absent yesterday.

 _____it is raining, we had better take a taxi.

“Why can’t you do it now?” “_____I’m too busy.”

He must have passed this way, _____here are his footprints.

 _____everybody is here, Let’s begin our meeting.

His speech made_____deep impression on the audience that they could hardly forget it.

They worked hard_____they finished their work ahead of time.

He was_____weak_____ he couldn’t stand up.

The foreigner spoke_____ his interpreter could hardly catch his words.

The book is_____ it gives a wrong idea of the facts.