Henry: Well, I arranged with Bob and Chris to meet me here for a drink, but __________Tom: They are probably held up by the traffic.

I _____ to the English get-together last night, but I fell ill.

I ______ to the English get-together last night, but I fell ill.

The road was muddy. It _____ last night.

The road was muddy. It ______ last night.

The phrase“last but one”means______．

James didn’t attend the meeting and _____.

By the end of last week 611 people from 49 countries ______ to attend the meeting, with nearly half coming from the United States, Germany and Britain.

--The prison was ___________ fire last night.--Someone must have set fire___________ it.

Last night’s strong wind nearly took the roof ______.( )

The movie ______ we saw last night was fantastic.

Most Wall Street bankers chose not to attend the meeting because ______.