It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. _______, they don’t like to take the new  one.

 There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we _____gave up.

Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. __________ , he met some friends and stayed out until midnight. 

There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ____ gave up.

—— Is the bus stop far from here? —— It’s a quarter’s walk, ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.