A good idea __________ to me, and I quickly picked up the phone to tell Jack about it.

The boy _______to his mother that he had _______ the table for supper and then ____ down to have a rest.

As a surgeon, I cannot        any mistakes; it would be dangerous for the patient. 

– How did Mary react to the bad news?– Oh, she was filled with sorrow and ______ a sigh.

We prefer__________alone rather than__________.