We ___clearing up the mess.
We were put in a position ___ we had to answer violence with violence.
The son tried to persuade his father _________ smoking.
—Good news! You get the highest mark in the physics examination, Helen! —Don’t ____________. I am not good at physics, you know.
We ____________ work in a different city and have been in this new one for over two months. Now we ____________ the new life here.
____________ she is out of a job, Lucy has been considering going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.