If he ___ me his telephone number yesterday, I ___ able to ring him up now.
The twin sisters were shopping for hours on Women's Day and managed to ________ bags of bargains.
As the road to the airport is under reconstruction, we'd better ________ early to avoid the traffic jam.
Though the suspect refused to admit that he had stolen the precious diamond at first, he ________ and admitted everything when he was shown the videotape.
—Does he work hard at his lessons?—Yes, he ________ no effort, as far as I know.
A smile ________ the mother's face when the son walked onto the platform to receive the prize.