27. The reason why Daisy eats so little is that she is _________ a diet and she is trying to _______ weight.
. — How come your hands feel as cold as ice! — I ____ my bicycle all the way here without my gloves.
. Tracy has gone abroad for further study. It ____ be her. The girl you saw yesterday is her sister.
. The man is said to have worked as a spy in the s, when he ____ information for the government.
. She gets three weeks of vacation, but has ____ before the year is half over.
. I bought a dress for only dollars in a sale; it was a real ______.