_____ no spare parts, the equipment could not be repaired at once.
Instead of winning ___ gold medal as had been expected, this world record holder only came ____ fifth in the game.
— Pity you missed the lecture on nuclear pollution.— I ______ it, but I was busy preparing for a job interview.
. His stepmother is kind to him, ______ whom she has a deep love.
The naughty boy was muddy because he _______ soccer in the rain all afternoon.
Finishing their shopping at the mall, the couple discovered that their new car _______.