——Where are the children? The dinner’s going to be completely ruined.——I wish they         always late.

He commanded that all the gates ________．

. If it were not for the fact that she_______sing, I would invite her to the party. 

——Can I pay the bill by check?——Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ____ be made in cash.

 People love the  convenience of bottled water, but if they ________ the problem it causes, they ________ try carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of plastic.