I don’t want to _______ the topic, but why on earth did you get home that late last night?

Where is Jack —-On the playground. He _______ football with hisclassmates.

We couldn’t catch up with the others because they________too long before us.[ ]

Mary has ______ bedroom in the new flat.

The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are _____people than she expected．