My uncle from Hongkong has changed so much that I could hardly ________ him at the airport. 

Your basketball team ________ our team yesterday, but we ________ the game this afternoon. 

 As soon as little Tom had ________ a little from his operation at his back, his first thought was to get   out to meet his friends.

Last month, the Japanese government expressed their thanks for the aid they ___ from China.

 Elephants would ______ if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.