Joining the firm as a clerk,he got rapid promotion,and ________ as a manager.
My son ____ the examination, but he wasn't careful enough.
---- Must we clean the house now?-----No, you _______.
It was almost midnight when the fire ____ in the neighborhood.
A lot of policemen were sent there to ____ the football fans from making trouble.
He forgot to turn on the radio. _____, he missed the program.