Miss Kate smiled at them all, _____ to say something, and went quietly out.
The magazine is _____ reading, so he advised me _____ it.
Both of my parents insist ______ a computer for me, but I don’t think it is necessary.
The passenger was tired and walked slowly but he got home____.
A booking-office is a place _______ tickets are sold.
This is the reason _______ he was absent.