A large number of people ______present at the meeting yesterday afternoon.  

The little girl was allowed to go swimming ____ she must keep herself near her father.

Mr. Read made up his mind to devote all his life to _____ some schools for poor children.

Both Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang _______ his blind son to attend a school which ______  blind children

You can stop to _____ your notes while making a speech.

__________ parents is very important for children.

Missing this bus means ___________back home on foot

They asked me so many _____ questions that I got _______ at last.

I hope you don’t mind ____ at your newspaper.

Before he came , I’d finished _______ the whole book.