— Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer? — No, it __ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
Yesterday, I met my old friend ________, which gave me a big surprise.
With food, water and electricity ________, the villagers suffered a lot after the earthquake.
People in Tibet are ________ than they used to be.
I would rather ________ TV at home than ________ to the cinema.
________, the northerners like noodles while the southerners are fond of rice in China.