We walked along the street, talking and laughing, and ________ at the end of the street.

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The boy demanded more chocolate from his mother, and finally his mother ________.

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The newcomers ________ new language and customs.

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－What do you think of what he did in class?

－What he did was ________ my imagination.

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Although the working mother is very busy, she still ________ a lot of time to her children.

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Few pleasures can equal ________ of a cool drink on a hot day.

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John plays football ________, if not better than, David.

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There are many black clouds. It is ________ to rain again.

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Of all the stories here, I like this one ________. It's not interesting at all.

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You look not a bit older than you were 5 years ago. How do you ________ so young?

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