----The government claims to exercise control over housing prices. But the fact is_______ ideal.---- It’s _______ wonder that there are constant complaints on the Internet.

It’s a ________ clock, made of brass and dating from the nineteenth century.

Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys but now they are taking just _______.

 If the doctor is ______ this afternoon, I will take my little daughter to him for a thorough checkup.

The work was difficult, but Tom’s ____expression showed that he would finish it in time.