题目内容：

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。

1.我要迟到了。我己经等了近二十分钟的公交车了。

I’ll be late. I have __________ ___________ the bus for about 20 minutes.

2.他编了一个借口，但没有人信。

He __________ ___________ an excuse, but no one believed it.

3.他们决定开个会，以查明真相。

They decided to hold a meeting to __________ ___________ the truth.

4.难怪他生气了。

__________ ___________ he was angry.

5.他亲自前往纽约领奖。

He went to New York to receive the award __________ ___________