Daily expense __________ the normal level last May, and by that time the government had already taken measures to bring down the price of food.
If you __________ succeed, you must study as hard as you can.
—Mike, why didn’t you come yesterday? —I __________, but I had an unexpected visitor.
—What about the books? —This kind of book __________ well.
Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Mr. Smith __________. So we only had time for a few words.
By the time I got to the theatre, the play __________ for ten minutes.