9. ________(not make) necessary preparations, we cancelled the sports meet.

8. ______(ask) to work overtime that evening, I missed a wonderful film.

7. She left the room with the candle _______(burn) on the table.

6. Would you mind ________(keep) quiet for a moment? I’m trying ______ (fill)out a form.

5. Your hair needs _____ (cut ). You’d better_______(have) it ______(do ) tomorrow-unless you’d like me _______(have) a go at it for you.

4. It’s said that the bush fire _________(bring ) under control soon. Many houses _____(destroy) but no lives _______(lose) so far.

3. –I’m afraid I _____ (not be) quite ready

　 --Never mind. I ________(wait)

2. For the last two years, he ________ (write ) a history book of the American Civil War. He _____(complete) the book by the end of next June.

1. I ________(listen) to the radio when you _______(ring) the bell the first time, that’s why I ______(not hear) you.

5. Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought if he went to Singapore he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house. His wife did not want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that __________.