John slept late quite often and his frequent lateness for work led to        .

— How about the suggestion Prof. Smith put forward at the meeting last Friday? — The committee discussed it for hours without a decision _______. 

Years later, he returned home, unexpectedly the old tree of his childhood__________.

______ nobody else at hand, I had to carry the heavy box to the eighth floor by myself.

---What are you going to do tomorrow?---I feel like ____the museum. Would you like ____with me?