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

The young man, who had rushed into the fire to save the old man, _____ rewarding.

The search was________ when night came，even though the child had not been found.

Although our former neighbor       here for years, we seldom met with each other．

The new teacher referred to________to our school yesterday.