______ permission to hold a party at home, Mary started to write invitations to her friends.
The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ________ that the film stars had left.
He lost his computer while shopping, ________ away all his secret photos.
The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ________ for a meal to be cooked.
The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog ________ them.
Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself______of his own dreams.