_______ with so much trouble, we failed to complete task on time.
The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _______ the exit as quickly as possible.
Joe is not good at sports, but when it ______ mathematics, he is the best in the class.
The bed has been _______ in the family. It was my great grandmother’s originally.
This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.