The final score of the basketball match was 88-90. We were only      beaten.

. Does the price include breakfast only, or dinner ___?

They wanted to have the house _______ with red wallpaper, which almost drove us ______.

In the bubble years, lending standards slipped ______,allowing   many people to put far too much of their income into paying for their housing.

 John had planned to make a compromise， but      he changed his mind at the last minute.