The manager insisted that I _______ a raise though I have been in this company for only six months.
Hearing the boring news, I was too distracted (心烦意乱)to my attention on my homework.
Tom was ______ that he couldn’t understand ______ difficult sentence.
—Do you know Ann Watterson very well?—Yes, she used to be ______ coach and in ______ charge of our school team.
—Do you mind if I smoke here?—______ I feel a bit sick.
She tried to stay calm on the stage, but her trembling voice _______ her nervousness.