Why were you late for the meeting yesterday?— Well, my car ________ on the way to the company. [ ]

He finally refused to ________ his plan of travelling the world.

— How long_____like this?— Three weeks! It’s usual in here that rain_____without stopping these days of the year.[ ]

Tan Dun won an Oscar ____ his music ____ the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

officials soon realized that, _________,things would get worse.