18. ----- Has Mary finished writing her article ? ----- No, and it _____ before class was over.
—Coffee ____ milk? —Only coffee, please.
—Why are your group so happy? —Our group __ theirs in the oral English competition.
The big bird was shot by an arrow and fell heavily onto the ground, _____.
Our boss is ___ of a musician.
___ was his past, a bitter life without any pleasure.