After going into the concert hall, the mother ________ a friend and went over to greet him.
If you read fast every day, you ______ improve your English.
They were determined to carry out the plan at first, but then we ________ persuade them to change their minds.
In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack _______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.
---Have you finished the report? ---Oh, sorry. It was so noisy in the office that I couldn't _______ down to write anything.
---Are you still thinking about yesterday's party? ---Oh, that's _______.