I listened carefully to his long boring speech, but could not       what he was talking about.  

（2014年安徽省合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测）26. Some experts and educators agree that difficulties and hardships can ______the best in teenagers.

(2014·潍坊市联合考试)The meeting between the presidents of those two countries________in Paris last week.

(2014·沈阳高三质检)I think we should________a good attitude towards failures and try to deal with them with a calm and cool mind.

(2014·福建名校质量检查)The tanker，which was full of petrol，________and gave off heavy and dark flames the moment a truck knocked into it.

(2013·南通第二次学情调研)They agreed to the plan________but there were several details they didn’t like.

(2014·山东省实验中学二模)He is no fool at all，________，he is the smartest boy I have ever seen.

(2013·江苏三校4月阶段考试)The plan put forward at the meeting is________perfect；there’s still much room to improve.

（2014届江西省重点中学盟校高三第二次联考英语试卷）26. The new movie promises to be one of the biggest money-makers ______________.

（2014重庆一中高三下第三次月考）11. Please remain quiet in this area while the board meeting is _____.