.—I expected him to be nervous before his speech, but he was as cool as a cucumber. —He _______ it carefully.
The plane crashed in a flash, __________ into pieces.
Bill always seems so confident, but __________ he's extremely shy.
If you carry on working like this, you will __________ sooner or later.
Everyone in our class likes Mary because she is good at telling and __________ jokes.
The shy girl is not good at dancing, but she's learning __________ her friend's direction.