The news came as no surprise to me. I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
—Have you finished your homework yet? —Not yet, I ___ to do it just a few minutes ago.
The sound of the music ____louder and louder as the band marched nearer to me.
The news was a terrible blow to her, but she will _____ the shock soon.
Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may ____ the shocking ending.
Let’s go to cinema-that’ll take your mind off the problem for_____while。