Rather than________in the city, the old man would prefer______in the count、ryside.

When the boss came in, these workers pretended to________ carefully.

The children were ______ for the accident. After all they were so young.

I don’t mind picking up your things from the store .____ , the walk will do me good.

He had tried everything but it made little ____.

—What do you think of your step-mother?
—There are some things that are not easy to______, but on the whole she is a good mother.

It seems __________ the poor guy is going to die of __________.

I was nervous and pretended not __________, in order to leave a nice first impression on the interviewer.

Everyone was in silence, having nothing to do but _________.

I don’t feel like ______ anything now, for I am so tired.