Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _________ to speed up deliveries.
Would you like there ______ a meeting to discuss the matter?
This middle school is ______ to a teachers' college.
______ good, this kind of fruit ______ very well in our city.
Mary’s being hurt ______ the uncertainty of our winning in the game.
______ to give up smoking, he threw away his ______ cigarettes.