— Can I ask you a few straightforward questions?— No problem. I like ________ when people are open and direct.
--- Have you ___________ him to give up the job? ---Yes, I have. But he doesn’t listen to me.
That little boy has some trouble _______ in public.
Yesterday she sold her car,______________ she bought a month ago.
The whole family _______ to Shanghai for holiday next week.
Mother told me ________a noise in the hall.