The nurse treated the naughty boy very kindly, but her patience ____ at last.

Readers can ___ very smoothly without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

I wonder how it ________ that they made such rapid progress.

—— Do young people in that country like to be engaged in teaching?

—— Not really, for teachers strongly feel that school systems____ them ____.

_____ his overcoat, the manager went out immediately.

Some of the students have already learned enough English to _____

a conversation with an English speaker.

—— What do you think of my speech? Being watched by so many people,

I always feel nervous.

—— You ______ quite well, though.

This necklace is beautiful but it doesn’t ____ the color of your hair.

They _____ coal, and had to _____ wood.

If you like, ____ at any time.