I don't understand this sentence. What ___?

Robert ___ away two or three times a year.

How ___ now? Better than before? (2 answers possible)

It was a boring weekend. ___ anything.

Matt ___ while we were having dinner.

Jim is on holiday. He ___ to Italy.

Everything is going well. We ___ any problems so far.

Sarah has lost her passport again. It's the second time this ___.

You're out of breath. ___ ?

Where's the book I gave you? What ___ with it?

'___ each other for a long time?' 'Yes, since we were at school.'

Sally has been working here ___.

It's two years ___ Joe.

It ___ raining for a while, but now it's raining again.

My mother ___ in Scotland.

The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He ___ before.

Cathy was sitting in the armchair resting. She was tired because ___ very hard.

___ a car when you were living in London?