Had it not been for the fact that about 30 pupils __________ in the state of Connecticut a fortnight ago, their parents ___________ in deep sorrow now.

Beijing ______ in hosting the 2008 Olympic Games，which made all the Chinese proud.

Why ______ Jim late for school this morning

We had planned to arrive at the park at 9 in the morning, but the car _____ halfway.

Jack’s grandmother when he was seven years old．