Bill is not a fast runner and he doesn't have a chance of winning the marathon, but he will _____ the race even if he finishes last.
---Did you go to the cinema last night? ---Well, I had ____ to , but it was raining too hard.
Sorry, we are late,--our plane was _____ because of the heavy rain.
Mathilde and her husband turned the whole room upside down ________ the lost necklace.
________ the help of her teacher, Mary ________ in the past few months.
—Tom has passed the final exam.—______! He never really worked hard before.