1、 Excuse me,sir .Would you do me a favor? Of course.What is it? I ( ) if you could tell me how to fill out this form.

2、 On Monday mornings it usually ( ) me an hours to drive to work although the actual distance is only 20 miles.

3、 Life is like walking in the snow,Granny used to say,because every step ( )

4、 That must have been a long trip. Yeah,it ( ) us a whole week to get there.

5、 This president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he ( ).

6、 I ( ) all the cooking for my family,but recently I have been too busy to do it.

7、 Tom ,you didn't come to the party last night? I ( ),but suddenly remembered I had homework to do.

8、 It was really very kind of you to give me a lift home. Oh,don't mention it.I ( ) past your house anyway.

9、 I ( ) to visit you later that day, but I had to phone and cancel.

10、 He will have learned English for 8 years by the time he ( ) from the university next year.

11、 Greater efforts to increase agricultural production must be made if food shortage ( ) avoided.

12、 With the rapid growth of population, the city ( ) in all directions in the past five years.

13、 Until we have discussed all the details,no decision ( ) about any new operations.

14、 According to the literary review, Shakespeare ( ) his characters live through their language in his plays.

15、 She ( ) he hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqin for a better job.

16、 Joan was badly injured in the accident yesterday and she was sent to hospital. Oh, really?I ( ).I ( ) visit her.

17、 It seems water ( )from this tap for some time.We will have to take it apart to put it right.

18、 Could I use your car tomorrow morning? Sure.I ( ) a report at home.

19、 Andy, how do you find your present occupation?Just so-so.I have decided to resign my job this July,by when I ( ) for five years.

20、 Have you been to Gangtok? Actually,I ( ) there for 3 years and then left for home when my mother was ill.

21、 Alice went fishing in the company of herfather early in the morning and she ( ) life lessons along the way.

22、 Peter, where did you guys go for the summer vacation? We ( ) busy with our workfor months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves.

23、 Didn't you go fishing with your friends last Sunday? No,I ( ) to nursing home as usual.

24、 Where did you put the car keys? Oh,I ( ) I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I ( ) in.

25、 What were you doing when Tony phoned you? I had just finished my work and ( ) to take a shower.

26、 It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847-1931) ( ) the world leading inventor for sixty years.

27、 The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant ( ) in his place,but luckily, everything was going smoothly.

28、 How can I ever concentrate if you ( ) continually ( ) me with silly questions?

29、 A Midsummer Night's Dream ( ) at the Theatre Royal on 19th June,and then tours throughout Scotland.

30、 My mind wasn't on what he was saying,so I am afraid of I ( ) half of it.