The teacher went up to the sleeping student and patted him on the head, _______.

_____as a responsible person ，Tony was appointed head of the department.

—I regret____ to tell ____you that John has been fired.
—I can hardly believe my ears. He is such a fine worker.

There are 30 people________in the traffic accident but the injured ________ rescued at once.

There are some health problems that , when _______ in time , can become bigger ones later on.

If the project ________ by the end of this month is delayed , the company is sure to pay a large sum of money for it .

_____ to train his daughter in English，he put an ad like this in the paper，“______，an English teacher for a ten－year－old girl.”

Fortunately, people they met in the remote village were quite easy           .

The boy whose mother was out for business hurt a finger,          an apple into pieces.

--Good afternoon. Can I help you?
--My bike is broken. I’d like to have it______, sir.