根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语并用其正确形式填空

completely; take down; at first; by the side of; in silence; make one’s way to; recently; at the event

【小题1】________, he’s appeared in a number of British films.
【小题2】Don’t say it again because I ________ understand what you said.
【小题3】________, she didn’t know John was my cousin. Later, she knew.
【小题4】Be quiet! All the students were reading in the library ________.
【小题5】We stopped and had something to eat ________ the road.
【小题6】Mike is the best player ________.
【小题7】—Why did you ________ your house?
—It was too old. I want to build a new one.
【小题8】Although it was very late, the young man still decided to ________ the city.