Professor Smith will come here to give a speech. All the preparations must be _____ before 5 o’clock.
He doesn’t know the city very well, because this is the first time he _______ here.
This machine _______. It hasn’t worked for years.
I would rather _____ a little earlier to avoid ________in the rush hour traffic.
He speaks English well indeed, but of course not ______ a native speaker.
It was ____ that he had to ask for help.