Much to my surprise, it _____ raining by the time I wanted to go out.
The boy I considered ______ cheated in the last exam.
Marie Curie took little notice ______ the honours that were given to her in her later years.
Tom ______to paint the fence but he got his friends to do it for him.
If the computer is _______ good as you said, we shall consider ______ one.
The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly ______.