Scarcely was George Washington in his teens_____ his father died.

There is no point the argument they _ just now.

Yesterday Tom was late for school theheavy rain.A．because

The reason ______ at the meeting for being late wasnot reasonable.

Whale beachings（搁浅）_______ be caused by factors such as illness, or disorientation（迷失方向）caused by extra noise in the oceans, ______ shipping or oil and gas drilling.