I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldn’t ________ it. 

 The film A World Without Thieves ________ a great success and brought in a large profit to the cinema. 

 Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to _______.

 By the time Jack returned home from England，his son ________ from college.(2011·辽宁)

—Did you listen to the report last Friday?—Yes, it was about the shortage of immigrant workers. That was the first time I ________ about the subject.