Cars moved very slowly in the 1930s,but they _________ faster than in the 1920s.
—Bill, if it doesn’t rain, we can go straight on and spend more time in Vienna. —I just want to hear Mozart.
But for the sudden rainstorm, our trip to Hong Kong _____ a very pleasant one.
I really don’t know I lost my purse.
________ his arrival, he began to make preparations for the speech of the conference.
—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. —I think so. He ________ for it for months.