Mr Black was driving fast to take his wife to a nearby hospital because their baby was ________.
The news _____ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth spread everywhere.
Kate asked the girl to ________ so that she could hear what her husband said on the phone.
The population of our village was ____ that of theirs.
— Do you mind my taking the books away? — ________.
The Government has promised to take ____ to help the unemployed.