----- What happened in that new area? ----- New houses ______ recently over there.

— I will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow. — I’m sorry, by then my lecture will have ended and I＿＿my guests in my office.

To _____ his position in the country, he appointed his close friend Henry as head of the troops. 

–Tom, what’s the matter with you? You look so worn out!--Nothing serious. I ____ my new house all the day and I am afraid I won’t finish until tomorrow afternoon.

. --So hard __________ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English. --I can see that, only a few mistakes he made in this exam.