Some students were late for class because they had been _________ by the heavy storm.

The boss ______Mary to finish her job within a week.

Tom, would you like to stop practising B-Box The CCTVnews____ and I want to listen.

My father doesn’t like shopping much. He would rather______ TV at home than______ around for hours in shops.

They were determined to carry out the planat first, but then we ________ persuade them to change their minds.