He returned from abroad ______________ that his mother had been badly ill.
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- To his mother’s relief, Tom had perfectly recovered from his _______ (ill).
- 中国大学MOOC: Tom tried to j___________ his absence from the meeting by claiming that he had been ill that day.
- Even though he knew that his mother had been ill, he did not have the propriety to write her.（） A: decency B: posterity C: apathy D: eulogy
- The reason why he hasn’t come is _______. A. because his mother is ill B. because of his mother’s being ill C. that his mother is ill D. for his mother is ill
- On the telephone, he ______ (mention) that he had been ill.