Until the noise of the bus               , we were able to hear the program again.

 Steve wanted to play a trick          Tom, but gave himself          by laughing.

Alone in the lab on Sundays, the young scientist was so busy with his research work that he felt _____ but lonely.

I didn’t want to be _________________ with politics at all.

 The president spoke at the meeting for nearly an hour without _______ his notes.