I _________ you to be home by 8 o'clock.
The correct verb in this context is "expect," which means to anticipate or look forward to something happening. The sentence means: "I expect you to be home by 8 o'clock."
Other options:
- "accept" = to agree to receive → doesn't fit.
- "aspect" = a feature or part of something → irrelevant.
- "except" = to exclude → incorrect. \[ \boxed{\text{expect}} \]