I ______ from the crowd an old friend of mine whom I hadn’t seen for ten years. 

—What do you think of our plan? —It will certainly ______; it is a great idea.

. So many people wanted to go to the game that another train had to be ______.

The performance supposed to be popular _____ to be a great disappointment after it was over.

---Will you lend me some money?---Sorry, mine_____.

—Are you ready to leave?—Almost. I'll be ready to go as soon as I________ putting the clean dishes away.

It is fashionable to drive a car, but to drive a car is not nearly as difficult as it is imagined on condition that you ______ the specialized rules. 

He ________ a long pole in the center of the field, and on the top of it I hung the lamp. 

. The dictionary published by Oxford University Press recently has really ______ because it is of great use to the learners of English. 

—Shall we meet tonight?—Sorry, I’m busy. How about________ day?

.-–It’s almost eight, but Tom hasn’t turned up. He may not be here. -–He will. He never _____on his words.

. Short skirts ______a few years ago, but they have come back again. 

His aunt’s letters ________ him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.

We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

The scientists are now trying to discover what use could be ________ such material.

His success ____ the fact ____ he had been working hard. 

I just can’t figure out the meaning of the word---so I’ll have to ___ the dictionary. 

I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.

It saves tome in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _______ easy reach. 

Amy joined a painting group but didn’t seem to _______, so she left.