19.　　　 I spoke to her kindly ________ her. ( not frighten)

18.　　　 The driver of the car probably holds the key to _______ the crime. ( solve)

17.　　　 He is such an _______ man. No one likes him. ( annoy)

16.　　　 The gangsters _______ out in a remote cabin until it was safe to return to the city. ( hide)

15.　　　 There are a number of students _________ to get examined. ( wait)

14.　　　 That novel written by the famous writer from Hong Kong is certainly worth _______ twice. (read)

13.　　　 This is the very motor cycle _________ to my desk-mate that was stolen last week. (belong)

12.　　　 It was insisted that the man ________ to prison because he committed a serious crime. ( send)

11.　　　 By the time I went to bed last night, Tom ________ asleep. (fall)

10.　　　 All of the students _________ attentively when someone made a loud noise. (listen)