She didn’t recognize the man who hit her because she could only ___a dark shape moving towards her.

At the news conference the Foreign Minister spoke slowly so as to ______ what he would say.

As the story______, the truth about the strange figure is slowly discovered.

Tom, as well as his parents, _______ the movie very much.

The coach _______ the team to make even greater efforts.

It took Joan a long time to _______ a new dress at the store.

John __ confidence not only from his teacher’s encouraging words but also from his success this time.

The police ___ him of stealing a car and put him into prison.

Shanghai has _______ the pace of becoming a world-class tourist destination. For example, Shanghai Disneyland, Disney’s first theme park on Chinese mainland, is under construction.

It was so noisy outside that I couldn’t _______ to read.