I can’t wait for the Easter holidays.________ round Europe. I got my tickets last week.

We would have gone fishing yesterday, but it _______ heavily.

The price of agriculture products _______ since the beginning of last year.

I don’t drink now, but I ________ for almost ten years.

In order to reduce the increasing prices of vegetables , the toll(过路费)           if a truck carrying them passes through a toll station .

As it was the rush hour, I was soon         in the traffic jam．

Liu Ming is said         abroad for one year before he came to teach in our school．

All the preparations for the task _____, and we’re ready to start．

—Did Betty go shopping with you yesterday?
—Even if she _____ a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying home to going shopping．

We are sorry to have to announce that the Leeds train that _____ due to arrive at 12 ： 20 has been delayed by one hour and will now arrive at 13 : 20.