I soon found that the work I was doing ____ by someone else — in other words, I was wasting my time.

--- How are our team playing?--- They are playing well. But unluckily one of them hurt.

–-That must have been a long trip.-- Yeah, it _______ us a whole week to get there.

I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but ＿＿＿＿＿. 

--- What are you busy with? --- The conference        in our city next week.