He swallowed his words so much that I can never __________ what he is saying.

A dog ran in front of my mother’s car and she __________ stop very quickly.

He‘d _________a volleyball court on the beach with stick.

They _______ Tom to record the hit single.

. They ______ to accept me as a full-time student of their university.

She _______ a proposal at the conference, but nobody listened, as she was a newcomer of the department.

Having retired from business,he now______himself with the welfare of the disabled.

As he didn’t have much money, he had to ____ a second- hand computer for his work.

The newspaper reporter interviewed the old man and ___ his family history.

He ____ this bike for 600 yuan. Though it was a bit expensive, I think it was reasonable.