John, a friend of mine, who got married only last week, spent $3,000 more than he ________ for the wedding.

 The government has _______ the parents to work with teachers in the education of their children.

 We arrived at work in the morning and found that somebody ________ into the office during the night.(2011·江西)

The ___ look on his face suggested that he ____ so.

—Did you listen to the report last Friday?—Yes, it was about the shortage of immigrant workers. That was the first time I ________ about the subject.