--- My God! I’m getting late again，what will my boss say? --- Try to keep _______; we will think of an excuse．

At the meeting, they sat very_____ and had a _____ talk, but I didn’t know what they were talking about.     

Seeing the ______ sight, the girl was nearly _______ to death.

There are plenty of jobs ______ in the western part of the country.

Jack has made great achievements in his work, and the harder he works, the more _________ he becomes.