Why didn’t you come to Simon’s party last night?— I wanted to, but my mum simply ________ not let me out so late at night. [ ]

Jane always tries to ____.—That’s true. She always compares herself with her friends and neighbours.

In the past, icefood, but now we have refrigerators.[ ]

The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already _____ for a meal to be cooked.

Yesterday Mr. Wang told us the earth always ____ around the sun.