She said her grandmother ______ in 1937.

This is the first time that I _____ at the meeting.

A new library        downtown. They hope to complete it by the end of this year.

. --So hard __________ in the past few months that he has made great progress in English. --I can see that, only a few mistakes he made in this exam.

Car rental agencies _______ a boom in business ever since new restrictions made it harder for people to buy an automobile in the capital.