When I got there, the meeting _____ for ten minutes.

People all over the world are kept _______ of what is happening at once by means of the Internet.

(大连市高三双基测试卷)Mr. Li said those who had failed _______ further training and a second chance to pass the exam the next week.  

I ran across David while walking along the street yesterday. I ________ him for three years.

With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth      each year.