问题
完形填空
—Have you got any news about John, Lily?
—He ________(participate) in a job interview the other day and he's waiting for the result.
答案
participated
考查时态。句意：——丽丽，你有约翰的消息吗？——他前几天参加了一个求职面试，现在正在等结果。由the other day可知，用一般过去时态。