If it ________ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.
Life did not _____ the way we thought it would, but we still need to have a positive attitude toward it.
We got up early for fear that we ______ miss the early bus.
The fact is that everyone has to grow up and mature, ________ come some growing pains.
Sam is going to talk about the history of his country, but I’d rather he ______more on its culture.
Rather than______ on a crowded bus, he always chooses to run to school.