Is this your necklace, Mary? I____  it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.

I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with the network; I can’t seem to_____.

As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can    concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.

The climate here is quite pleasant, the temperature rarely,   , reaching 30C in summer.

Our club is open to everyone ____ age, sex or educational background.

What we expect from you is working hard      hardly working.

When the sports hero      at our party, he was welcomed with open arms.

Terry, please       your cell phone when Grandma is talking to you.

The other day he ______ a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner’s.

—Your mother becomes more and more forgetful.
—Yes. She searched for her cellphone for a whole day last Sunday but it ______ in her coat pocket the next day.