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

—Did you listen to the report last Friday?—Yes, it was about the shortage of immigrant workers. That was the first time I ________ about the subject.

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

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

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