He could have helped us, but he ____ from coming in time by a traffic jam.
Tom, you’ll fail in the English exam if you don’t study hard. ______ it.
— How about your journey to Mount Tai? — We _____ a pleasant journey but for the rain.
The poor old beggar looked forward to _____ by the other beggars.
In the English class, our teacher ______ a very good suggestion that each of us can write about a section of this topic.
Jimmy didn’t notice his head teacher entering his bed room. He _____a phone call.