Through the reform, the economic situation of China ______ much better than it used to be.
The form ______in and returned within three weeks.
"The ground is wet." "Yes, didn't you know? ______for the last 20 minutes."
You look smart in this new jacket. That old one ______ thrown away many years ago.
Hardly had I ______when the play began.
He tried to make up ______the lost time ______staying up late.