会议结束后，他接着展示了他的发现。

After the meeting, he ___proceeded ___to present his findings.

老师笑了笑，接着澄清了这个难懂的概念。

The teacher smiled and ___proceeded ___to clarify the difficult concept.

完成初步设置后，他们接着对系统进行了全面测试。

Having completed the initial setup, they ___proceeded ___to test the system thoroughly.