After the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Obama ordered his members to ________ solutions to gun violence.

We recently did a simple experiment, which happens to ________ how children's knowledge of what a hero is like determines their behaviour.

To the surprise of the manager, Mrs. Black, who is not easy to deal with, quickly ________ and accepted the new work schedule.

The actress readily ________ the fact that her unbalanced diet was a major influence on her expanding figure.

In class the teacher ________ the finance project in simple but vivid language to make it easier for us to understand.

We seldom hear American ________ a friend or family member using the full name.

If we ________ this speed, we will finish the task ahead of time.

Our English teacher often tells us that the meaning of a new word may be   ________    according to the given context.

—Do you know why Lisa cried in class？—I don't know and I don't ________.

—Nowadays children have more freedom.
—I agree. They ________ do what they like.