No sooner ______ down on bed ______ the telephone rang.
________ which university to attend, the girl asked her teacher for advice.
George returned after the war, only ________ that his wife had left him.
He got up late and hurried to his office, ________ the breakfast untouched.
I made every effort to get the car out of the mud, but it remained ________ there.
—What on earth made Susan weep?—________ of cheating in the exam.