Before the economic crisis came, John had sensed that the firm was to be ruined and he 
   just in time.

The National Day Parade for the 60th anniversary of the founding of China is so grand that it certainly doesn't _____ the whole nation．

—How much did the guy _____ you to fix your 3G mobile phone?
— Idon't remember, but it was quite a lot．

The fire was finally ______ after the building had ______ for two hours.

Tom was thinking about how to explain to the teacher why he was late for class, when a good idea ______ to him.  

Journalists present at the press conference all wanted to know whether she had got married secretly, but she ______ the subject throughout the conference.

Now that you have accepted the task, the only thing you can do now is ______ on how to fulfill it.

I clean my room once a week, and the job _____ me two hours．

Food prices are climbing around the world because farmers can't ____ demand for grain．

It didn’t take the children long to________ the correct answer.