The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer.
There was a big forest fire last week, but nobody knows how it.
Drinking too much has surely done a lot of harm ________ his health.
Last Friday, Mr. Smith gave us an _______ speech and we were all ______.
—Are you worried about the coming exam? —Only ______.
Word came ______ our school will build a new teaching building next year.