John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ______ all his trousers to his measure.
The news that an earthquake happened in Yushu ______ throughout the whole world quickly.
I was about to have a shower______ the telephone rang at the bedroom.
—Shall we go out for dinner tonight?—______.
Only when I left my parents for Italy ______ how much I loved them.
Uncle George didn’t ______ until he was nearly fifty.