问几道英语填空题The overseas Chinese told me that he_______(be)away

问几道英语填空题
The overseas Chinese told me that he_______(be)away from hometown for 40 years.
The slaves_____(not,set)free until the end of the Civil War.
I________(watch)TV when I_______(catch)sight of an old friend of mine.
I would rather_______(lose)much money than that I________(tell)lies.
_______(preview)your vlesson before class and_____(review)it after class,and then you will find it quite easy.
The salesman said,"This kind of car__________(not,always,sell)well.
The.fish in the bowl_____(go)bad.Why don't you throw it away.
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