The cruel reality was ________ for him, so he decided to go on a beach vacation to relax and think about what he should do next.
----I’m sorry, but there is no smoking on this flight. ----Oh, I _____ that. Sorry, I won’t again.
The thing that _____ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.
—Have you finished your homework yet? —Not yet, I ___ to do it just a few minutes ago.
Off the east, the sky looked pale enough to ____ the storm would be passing quickly.
The sound of the music ____louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me.