(届北京市东城区高三3月质量调研 )--Is your dad at home? --No, he_________ out.
The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _______ each year.
He was hoping to go abroad; but his parents __________ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.
—What were you up to when she dropped in? —I _________ for a while and __________ some reading.
—Have you heard from Janet recently? —No, but I ______ her over Christmas.