After_____a11 the apples，he____ the biggest one in the basket and handed it to me．

You can't ___ possession of the house until all the papers have been signed.

I want to say I love you, but I don’t know how to           it.

Cold as the weather was, our trip there _____ to be great fun.

--Which color do you prefer, red or black? ---Red. For red_____a sense of energy and strength.