I came here with your mother ________ to see you.

--- Would you please tell me what time it is?     --- It’s five minutes to nine        my watch.

——Hi, Steve, you look tired.——I am tired. I ______ the living room all the afternoon.

_________to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.

Though we found _____difficult to avoid economic and financial crisis, we must take measures to reduce its negative impact.