—Where have you been recently? —I ________ in Hangzhou on business for a week last month.
The girl ______ on the ground _____ to me that had _____ the purse on the desk.
The hens _____ 50 eggs last week, but this week they aren’t _____.
When she came several days later, she found that all things still _______ where she had _______ them.
I _____ him not to go abroad, but he wouldn’t listen.
“We have sent out two best players to the sports meet. What about you?” “Well, not yet. We have few ______, I’d say.”