—Ouch! You hurt me!
—I am sorry. But I   any harm. I      to drive a rat out.

By the middle of the 1920s the farthest corners of the earth       explored.

Tom as well as his friends ____ to visit our school soon after they arrive in Changsha.

By the time you ____ in, I ____ two letters.

I ____ go to bed ____ the telephone rang.

The train ____ at present speed until it reaches Beijing.

The vegetables didn’t taste good. They ____ too long.

Since he graduated from university, he ____ a job but he hasn’t got one so far.

——What do you think of Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone?
——Fantastic. Steven Kloves_______ each character in the movie impressive through lively dialogues and fascinating plots.

——Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?
——To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we_______ on this problem.