The old man was taking a walk, ____ by his grandson. 

It will make no difference whether our pay will be _______ 5% this year.

— Have you heard from Jane recently?— No, but I ____ her over Christmas. 

Please tell me _____ tomorrow morning.

I don’t know if it _____. You’ll get wet if it ____. You’d better take an umbrella.

—What will you be doing at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon?—I _____ in my office.

— When can I see you, Mr Black? Three o’clock this afternoon?— Oh, no. I ________ a meeting then. 

This machine _____. It hasn’t worked for years.

Because the shop _______, the T-shirts are sold at half price.

— Can I help you, madam?— Yes, I bought this air conditioner here yesterday, but it _____ now. 

— ____ sweep the classroom yesterday？—I was playing tennis with my friend．

—I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.　　　　—You ________ your temper but that’s OK.

China and the United States held their first strategic dialogue on August 1 and _______ to increase co-operation and constructive relations.

--What do you think of our next game? --A bit worried. We _______ it with our two major players ______ injured.

—Would you like another sandwich?—Another sandwich? I _______ my first one yet.

To our surprise, Mary didn’t feel a bit nervous though it’s the first time she _____ in public.

---Did you write to Mary last month?  --No ,but I’ll ____ her over Christmas days.

She is too slow .She _______pass the test ,but she ______too little .

Mr Smith suggested the problem worth paying attention to ________ at the meeting. 

As we all know, the problems of environmental pollution facing us today are far from ____.