— Shall I pick up your shopping for you?　　　　— Oh, I couldn’t possibly trouble you.　　　　— It’s all right. I _________ past the shop anyway.

— Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer? — No, it ＿＿ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.

—How are you getting on with your English? —Oh, great. Things are going as well as ________.

When I was a little child, Father told me the earth ___ round then sun.

The recent stories in this magazine, _____ one of yours, have been ____ in the list of the best ones.