When the cheering _____ , the president continued his speech.

The best reporters have been sent to South Africa to ______ the 2010 World Cup, so we can get informed of the situation there very quickly.

New York _______ second in the production of apples last year, producing850,000,000 pounds.  

Although he had______ many severe tests during his lifetime, he succeeded at last.

—Did your dad fix the brakes on the BMW himself?—He       , because he doesn’t know much about cars.