Mary ________ as a secretary in this company for twenty years and now she stays at home taking care of her own garden.

They ________ to go shopping in the downtown district, but they cancelled it because of a hard rain.

In the spoken English of some areas in the US，the “r”sounds at the end of the words________.

It seldom________here but it________heavily these days.

—I________the failure was your fault.
—Yes，I see.You only want to learn the details.

—Did Tom live here?
—Yes，but he________here now.

—Are you still busy?
—Yes，I________my work，and it won't take long.

—The food here is nice enough.
—My friend________me a right place.

Since the sales promotion, all the items _______well.

—Alice promised me to come round to keep you company today.
—But she ________. I've been alone all day.