____under the tree was a charming girl aged about seventeen or eighteen.
E-mail, as well as telephones, ___ an important part in daily communication.
In order to make our city green, _________.
He was about to tell me the secret _______ someone patted him on the shoulder.
We may go to Hawaii or California._______ , we have to find a way to escape the snow this winter.
As time went by, the plan I stuck ______ fairly practical.