It’s hard to imagine what progressthey _________ in the past few months.

I listened carefully to his long boring speech, but could not ________ what he was talking about．

Don’t go out, it is raining .

It’s the third time he _________with her in a week

The novel written by the author ____ best, but five years ago no one could have imagined howgreat a role he ____ in the literary world.