The young man lay on the sofa with his arms ________ and soon fell asleep.
The doctor could ______ by the symptom that the patient caught flu.
I can’t stand ________ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses _______ talking while she works.
I’m considering _______ a washing machine, which is considered ________ a great help to my wife.
By the time he was twelve, Edison ________ to make a living by himself .
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane __________.