_______ the bad storm Tom delivered the newspapers on time.

 _______ he tried his best, he still failed the examination.

 _______ the English examination, I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

 By the end of last month, she _____ over five hundred letters of congratulation from different parts of the world.

 We often get _______ when people cut in line.

 At that time, the committee, so far as I know, _______ of three scientists, two professors, and four senior engineers.

 --_______ I put my coat here ?

 -- Sorry, you ________ .

 People at the party worried about him, because no one was aware ______ he had gone.

 John was going to _______ Mary by telling his friends how much weight she had gained.

 The earth quake left thousands of people in _____ need of medical care.

 Everyone of them _______ tired and wanted a good rest.

 David watched her car until it ________ from view.

 -- I'm taking my driving test tomorrow.

 -- _________ !

 The city ______ its birth-rate by almost 60% in the past 20 years.

 How can he ______ if he is not ______ ?