It is believed that the construction of a highway will _____ the growth of the suburbs.

Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.

 It ________ me how we could improve the situation.

----- I said hello to you in the street yesterday, but you _____ me completely. ----- I am sorry. Maybe I was thinking about something else.

The magazine is a(n) ______ number. You can take it out of the reading room.