The editor could have ____ the error before it was published; it was so obvious. 

She insisted that she ______ not guilty, but we insisted that she ______ into prison.

I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______.

If you want to ______ your goals and dreams, you have to be willing to pay the price.

A sense of         is what it takes for a comedian to perform well in a comedy.