—It’s getting late. I’m afraid I must be going now. —OK. _______
—Yang yan, are you coming with us? —I’d love to, but something unexpected ______.
The manager was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers _____.
My watch _____ at nine o’clock, but now it _____.
He did all he could to _______ but nobody noticed him.
Many famous hospitals are competing _____ an excellent doctor, who came from the USA last week.