Mr. Wang ____ two boys to send the sick boy to the nearest hospital

Nobody likes him because he ____ lies to others.

---Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?
---I ____, but I had an unexpected visitor.

Nobody wants to___________ especially in public.

—Every now and then I get hungry for Chinese food. Let’s dine out tonight.
—Forget it. My money_______.

—Nice to see you again after all these years. What _____?
—Well, I’ve tried many things since we left school. I’m now working for a large oil company.

When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ______ up , her voice had been full of life. 

Prices of food in that area ____ sharply since word came that the war would break out soon.

Henry works as a teacher now, but he ______ on a farm for three years.

Miss Li ___ as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is general manager of it.