26. —How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood?—Next to nothing. I wish I _______ harder at English.
I haven' t seen Mary these past few days. I m afraid she ____ herself for some time.
Not far from the club, there was a girden, ____ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.
____ the youth ____ the rising sun at 8 or 9 o'clock am, Mao Zedong expressed his great hope for the young men.
---Whose advice do you think I should take? ---_______.
My father ____ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick ____ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.