They__________on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ________on it as no good results have come out so far.

Mr. Smith couldn’t open the door because his naughty boy ______ it from the inside.

Their house _____ in the big fire, so they decided to build another one.

As he approached the door, Mike looked into the room again to see if he ________ anything behind.

—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.

—Ye Shiwen got the championship in the women's 400 meter individual medley at London Olympics.—She fully deserves the title. She ________ for it for years.

 As soon as little Tom had ________ a little from his operation at his back, his first thought was to get   out to meet his friends.

Mrs Turner told me that she ______ to many cities across China when she was young. 

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

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

—Hurry up！Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.—Oh！I thought they ________ without me.

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

 By the time Jack returned home from England，his son ________ from college.(2011·辽宁)

What a woman! I just wonder how she managed to keep smiling after all that she had ________.

Last month, the Japanese government expressed their thanks for the aid they ___ from China.

What I wanted to know was when and where the meeting ______.

 I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldn’t ________ it. 

Your basketball team ________ our team yesterday, but we ________ the game this afternoon. 

 My uncle from Hongkong has changed so much that I could hardly ________ him at the airport. 

 The policeman ________ two man fighting in the street. I thought they were drunk.