8. He p__________ to be doing his homework when the teacher came in.

3. Our school gave a r__________ to our new principal. 4. Some articles of f__________ were lost when we moved to the new house. 5. They succeeded in the experiment on the fifteenth t__________. 6. There is some e__________ to suggest that he was there on the night of the murder. 7. In the long journey, he p__________ a most amusing companion.

2. This old vase dates from the Ming D__________.

1. It sounds a good idea, but it r__________ to be seen whether it will succeed.