--- Were they late for the play? --- Not really. As soon as they ____ themselves in their seats in the theater, the curtain ____.
—Oh no! We’re too late. The train ______.—______. That’s OK. We’ll catch the next train to London.
Would you like to _______with us to the film tonight?
The shop assistant was dismissed as she was_______of cheating customers’.
No sooner______ themselves in their seats in the hall than the speaker began his speech.
Achieving a high degree of proficiency(精通)in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _______ without scientific basis.