—Someone has tidied the sitting room!—Jim __ it this morning; he couldn't bear the mess any more.
He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ___ at a hotel for the night.
Look over there——there’s a very long,winding path ___ up to the house.
He got up late and hurried to his office, ___ the breakfast untouched.
When Peter speaks in public,he always has trouble ___ the right things to say.
Tony lent me the money, ___ that I’d do as much for him.