Yesterday he              to work , so he wasn’t late.  

—When _____ your brother _____ back?    
—About half an hour ago.        

用所给词的适当形式填空。

My father _____ my mobile phone because I didn't have good grades in the exam.      

根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
1. After Tom d _____ the strange cooking pot in his back yard, a lot of people came and tried to find
    something more.
2. There have been great changes in our city. We can see a lot of tall b _____ here and there. People have
    a better life now.
3. Mrs. White spoke so fast that some of us couldn't f _____ her at all.
4. After half a year's practice, he really made much p _____ in English.
5. She stayed at home and looked after her baby instead of s _____, though she did need some clothes.

—What is the matter to you?
—I _____.

Some men _____ down on the sand last summer.