根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一词。
【小题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.
【小题2】他编了一个借口，但没有人信。
He __________ ___________ an excuse, but no one believed it.
【小题3】他们决定开个会，以查明真相。
They decided to hold a meeting to __________ ___________ the truth.
【小题4】难怪他生气了。
__________ ___________ he was angry.
【小题5】他亲自前往纽约领奖。
He went to New York to receive the award __________ ___________