24. However busy you are, try to _______ at least half an hour each day to practice listening and reading.
Leaves are found on all kinds of trees, but they differ greatly_________ size and shape.
My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was_____ it.
__________ the silence for the pauses, we could hear each other’s breathing and could almost bear our own heartbeats.
No one helped me. I did it all _____ myself.
—You know, Bob is a little slow_____understanding, so….—So I have to be patient _____him.