I thought it __ very boring, but it wasn’t.
—So how is your new roommate? —She really _____. She’s always making loud noises at midnight and when I remind her,she always makes rude remarks.
The thing that _____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
—Have you finished your homework yet? —Not yet, I ___ to do it just a few minutes ago.
The sound of the music ____louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me.
The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _____ the shock soon.