---Do you want a lift home? ---It’s very kind of you, but I have a much late in the office. I overslept this morning because my morning clock _______. 

— ________you read the story? —Yes. I_____________it at school. 

The lady insisted that the young man ____her wallet and____to the police station at once.

The bridge, which _____ 1688, needs repairing.

----- How about the book you are reading now? ----- Excellent indeed. You can find many problems we have come across _____ in it.