Miss Jones ________ music at Bardon School for five years when she was abroad and now she is an actress.

----We could have come here much earlier in your car. ----I agree. But it _____. 

—What about your self-drive trip yesterday?—Tiring! The road is being widened, and we______________ a rough ride.

—May I speak to your manager at 4：00 this afternoon? —Sorry, sir.  He ________  to a meeting soon.

— 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.