Having been ill in bed for nearly a month ,he had a hard time________ the exam.
He thought he heard someone following him, and ___ round. He caught sight of a dark figure in the shadow.
What does it matter whether you are rich or poor, ___ you are happy.
She wondered how it ___ that her husband met with trouble again.
He gave me a painting with his name ___.
The ___ of the heavy rain was the flooding of large areas of land.