A pilot climbed into the jet and off he ______, leaving the ground far behind.

My parents expected too much of me. When they heard that I hadn’t passed the college entrance examination, they almost ______. 

The film festival is      as an event of international importance．

—How long have you been going to work on foot?—Since last month when I ________ from a heart attack.

Kate asked the girl to ________ so that she could hear what her husband said on the phone.