Pls help im bad in spanish

Choose the correct answer. the phrase "por cierto" means: by certain for sure over there for now does anyone know the answer to this question?

Emily’s neighbor julia is her in the kitchen. julia slices potatoes while emily crushes the garlic. how would emily communicate this to her grandmother?

Question 1 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. yo a leer el libro ayer. (empezar) answer for blank 1: question 2 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. ellos a trabajar. (empezar) answer for blank 1: question 3 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) change this verb from the present tense to the preterite tense. yo empiezo answer for blank 1: question 4 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) fill the blank with the preterite tense of the verb in parentheses. yo buena nota. (sacar) answer for blank 1: question 5 (fill-in-the-blank worth 1 points) change this verb from the present tense to the preterite tense. yo busco answer for blank 1: