Nearly a month had gone by they showed some sign of giving up the price for which they had held out.
—How was your trip to Yancheng last week?—Wonderful! I only felt sorry that I ________ the nature reserve of redcrowned cranes, but the weather was awful.
If I ________ your advice then, I think that the crops could be growing better.
If you ________ home without a word, your parents wouldn't be so worried now.
We ________ here on time but we were caught in a traffic jam.
—Can you keep a secret?—You ________ worry—I'm not going to mention it to anyone.