41. Once _______ (disturb), he was unable to get back to sleep again.

40. “I’ve had enough of your _______ (end) quarrelling,” the boy shouted at their parents.

39. They ______ (get) two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they would never have been able to afford to go.

38. I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left the city. I only remember it was ______ Monday.

37. He’d ______ (previous) had a car but it broke down several times last spring; he bought a new one last month.

36. _______ (experience) quite a few earthquakes in Hawaii already, I wasn’t frightened.

35. I only wish that my mother, who died in 1998, _______ (be) still alive to read this letter.

34. He failed in the exam again, _______ was not what he had expected.

33. I feel it is your husband who is _______ (blame) for the spoiled child.

32. _______ surprised us most was that he wrote some of his best pieces after he became deaf.