I had not listened to my mother’s advice on taking an umbrella. Later that afternoon, I was nearly ________ the rain.

When the audience heard the funny story, they _____ laughter.

Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _________ the shocking ending.

If anybody calls, tell them I’m out, and ask them to _______ their name and address.

The police set out in search of other children who might ______ Guizhou’s dustbins after 5 deaths for warmth. 

After walking a whole day, I was almost________, not feeling bad, though.

Hearing she failed again, the student ________ her face in her hands and cried.

After the earthquake, many people had to be_____in a stadium because most of their houses were badly damaged   

Once we discover a mistake, we should not ______ it but correct it immediately, to create better conditions for economic development. 

The teacher stressed again that the students should not _________any important details while retelling the story.

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still______ the traditional customs.

To work from home, which one could hardly imagine, has been made ______ with the development of computer technology.

The little boy          the last bit of toothpaste from the tube. 

When trees are cut down, there is nothing to hold the soil         on the hillside. 

Everybody thought the battle would be        . And they were right. 

One of the provinces in the north has          to form a new state. 

The police will have to         the room for fingerprints. 

 The young doctor is determined to devote all his life to ________ the cause of cancer.

This dictionary ________ me. It cost me twenty dollars.

With time changing so fast, to keep _____ with time, anyone should be a lifelong learner, or he will fall behind within years.