10. The airplane was delayed again. The airline had to promise to____________ the matter.

9. Do you want to __________________the house? I can show you around.

8. __________________three children all day is a tough job.

7. Small boys usually ________________________ 　little girls and refuse to play with them.

6. After heavy losses for a long time, his business is __________________.

5. I couldn’t _____________ the spelling of the word, as I don’t have a dictionary at hand.

4. Having been away for 5 years, I am ____________________ seeing my family.

3. Two men were fighting. The rest were _______________.

2. There were signs everywhere in the forest warning people to ____________the snakes.

1. I have made a rule of my life: never to_____________, for it was the past.