Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony to encourage themselves before they _____ on their life journey.

He took up my cellphone and made a long distance call as if the phone _____ him. 

—We’ve had three whole weeks without a drop of rain.
—True. No crops will _____ if the dry weather continues.

The murderer, who was _____ to death by the judge last week, was only 20 years old.

—Have you ___________? 
—No. I had the wrong number.

Hardly could he ____________ this amount of work in such a short time.

The book written by Mr. Jackson ______ people from all walks of life, making it the best seller in England.

Scientific researches show that to __________ a language one had better often get exposed to it.

They ________ my ability to solve problems, but I have proved that they are all wrong.

He ________ his gains and losses of money and the result was a minus.