The girl ________to figure out the boy’s attitude towards her but without success.

---Why was Mr. Li so happy this morning?---Because he was        with an award for excellence in teaching.

Bad habits are no way easy to be ______; it needs your determination and perseverance.

 All of us still remember the terrible tsunami that _____ the areas in the southeast of Asia in 2004.

When the questions got personal during the talk show, the actress ________ in tears as she opened up about the wounds she suffered.