It’s obvious that her refusing to see a doctor has ______ her illness worsening.

After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane     her job as a doctorin the countryside.

She ______his number in her phone book to ______that she had got the right number. 

It is difficult for us to ______  our conversation with all this noise around us.

         Nowadays, there seems little room for traditional literature, but skills like writing or critical thinking actually ________ promise for opening doors to good entry-level jobs.