----- Will you do me a favor to have dinner with me at seven this evening?
----- I’m afraid I can’t. I ______ a lecture at the meeting hall at the time.

The man is teaching in our school, but，believe it or not，he __ as a business man for 8 years.

Oetzi, the 5,000 years old “Iceman”, ______on the alpine border between Italy and Austria in 1991.

At the age when many people ______ their first job, the youngsters of The Sunday Times Rich List are buying country estates or jetting off to their homes overseas.

Hellen doesn’t know how much I spent in repairing the house. If she ever found out, I’m sure she         me.

—Have you read today’s report about your performance?
—I don’t care what     about me.

—Your spoken English is so good. Have you been abroad?
—Yes. I     in London for two years.

—How long do you want me to heat the oil?
—Heat it till it       to smoke.

—Where is the telephone book?
—I ________ and get it for you.

John went to the hospital alone. If he    me about it, I would have gone with him.