f the visitors were happy just sitting around in the shade, _________ it had been a long, dusty journey on the train.

The stones _______ from the cormorants’ mouths by the fishermen.

Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable

The plane will from Beijing Capital Airport and land in London.

Kitty was a little fat last year, but she is ______ now.