Rather than take a bus, I prefer ____ to school. [ ]

Don’t _____ too late, you will feel tired in class.—I won’t, Mum.

Jim was disturbed by the noise from outside, _______ — ______. He always keeps his mind on what he is doing.

I saw some boys football when I walked past the hall.

The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for sometime that the factory was going to shut down.