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

 I had hoped to get to the meeting, but I found at the last minute that I couldn’t ________ it. 

 Some kinds of animals can _______ the colour of their surroundings.

Tom’s father had not spoken to him since his marriage, because he considered Tom ______ a mistake in marrying so young a girl.

 I can ______ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand very loud noise.