She joined the () a year ago and is a junior partner now

The river ______ very clean ten years ago, but now it is polluted.

A hundred years ago there were _____________ inhabitants on the island; now there are only ______.

My keys were here a minute ago but now they’ve_____.)

she in Ningbo years ago and now she in Shanghai. (lives/lived)

Tom ___ in a supermarket two years ago and now he ____ in a vocational school.

He _______ play the piano one year ago, but now he can.

In which of the following cases was the inflation rate 12 percent over the last year? A: One year ago the price index had a value of 110 and now it has a value of 120. B: One year ago the price index had a value of 120 and now it has a value of 132. C: One year ago the price index had a value of 134 and now it has a value of 150. D: One year ago the price index had a value of 145 and now it has a value of 163.

. She bought a car several years ago, and it is now still in good co ________ .

What did the author do three years ago and what is she doing now? The author used to be__________, but now she is___________.