__________in the newspaper last week, the news of his wedding spread quickly in the city.
They failed several times, and they finally __________ the hope of finding an effective way of solving the problem.
Eliza remembers everything exactly as if it __________ yesterday.
All the teachers are against the idea to __________ the new teaching building beside the sports ground.
I am so busy that I have __________ unanswered letters.
Tina has been working so hard at English that she __________ the English exam.