It is important that you _____ neatly and tidily _____ you feel confident for an interview.

I ______ through that bitter period without your generous help.

Teachers required that all the students ___ their homework all alone.     

--- You didn’t go to the party last night, did you?                    
--- I do wish I ___ there.    

--- Did you go to her birthday party held the day before yesterday?   
--- I ____, but something unexpected happened at my home.

I ______ to go on a diet, but the dishes at the party were simply impossible to resist.

They urged that the library_______ open during the vacation.

--- What have you learned from your experience in Japan?
--- Well, meeting people from another culture ___ be very difficult.

--- Mary had a traffic accident and has been sent to the hospital. Did you tell her boss about it?
--- Yes, but I _____ her husband first.

If they had known what was coming next, they __ their mind.