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He ...... quite badly in the exchange of insults

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She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself ___________

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Some people are born with a disability, others become disabled as a result of an illness or injury, and some people ____ them as they age.

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A man has to strike out for himself if he wants to get .....

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Jacob rebelled against his parents' plans for him and left school at the age of 16

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The United States and China have (16)_______ a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let US regulators monitor its operations. The fine comes (17)_______ Donald Trump stepped in to save the company after US regulators barred it from doing business in the US, an effective death blow for the company. In addition to the fine, a compliance team chosen by the US will be embedded at ZTE and the Chinese company must change its board and executive team. “ZTE is essentially on (18)_______,” said Amanda DeBusk, chair of the international trade and government regulation practice at Dechert LLP and a former commerce official. “It’s unprecedented to have US agents as monitors ... It’s (19)_______ a good precedent for this situation. ZTE is a repeat offender.” The news did little to appease critics. Senator Mark Warner, vice-chairman of the Senate select committee on intelligence, said: “It is the unanimous conclusion of our nation’s intelligence community that ZTE poses a significant threat to our national security. These concerns aren’t new; back in 2012, the House permanent select committee on intelligence released a report (20)_______ the serious counterintelligence concerns associated with ZTE equipment

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Could you put me ___________ to customer services, please?

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My teacher tried to bolster my confidence by saying that I had an aptitude for English

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Mr Pike ______ English at our school for 20 years before he retired last year

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“Don’t tell anyone my new address.” “________.”

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Living independently means that young people have to be ____ for their own life

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Abner Doubleday, ..............., was credited with the invention of baseball in 1839.

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The clock is _______ the teacher's desk.

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It is back-to-school time in much of the worlD. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches. But don't forget about breakfast! When things get wildly busy in the morning, some people (32)_____breakfast to save time. But that may be a big mistake for students. That is the finding of a 2015 study from Cardiff University in Wales. Researchers there looked at 5000 9-11 year-olds from more than 100 primary schools in the U.K. They looked at what the students ate (33) _____ breakfast and then their grades 6 to 18 months later. They found that the students who ate a healthy breakfast (34) _____twice as likely to perform above average in educational activities. The researchers also found that unhealthy breakfasts - such as potato chips or a donut did not appear helpful to educational performance. A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children. We all may gain from eating something healthy first thing in the morning. A study from researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada found that a breakfast rich in protein and complex carbohydrates (35) _____ performance on short- and long-term memory. Carbohydrates and protein are especially important because (36_____a major effect on long-term memory

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After ________ over the pros and cons for weeks, she finally quit her job last Friday

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Toxic chemicals from factories are seriously ____

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With his speed, I think he'll ______________ a record for running before he graduates from high school.

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Tree cover would prevent further soil __________

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Let me just grab a pen so I can jot that number ___________

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I earned extra money babysitting my neighbor’s kids I will save it for a _______ day

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Two students are talking with each other about the weekend picnic: 
      Student 1: "Can you come with us?" - Student 2: “____”