Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, （ ） to find it locked.

Education cannot be （ ） in any country.

The weather was good except for an () shower.

The new house I moved in last month is very （ ） for me as I can get to my company by a direct bus within twenty minutes.

—Do you like the material? —Yes, it （ ） very soft.

Because they are （ ） a date, many of us believe that they are in love.

Some cities have passed laws that allow coal and oil_____only if their sulfur content is low.

These tickets for the performance are （ ） until the end of the month．

I have no objection （ ） your design for the new type of machine this time.

Richard is American, John is British—they have different （ ）.

Education cannot be （ ） in any country.

（ ） his last word, he got into a taxi and disappeared in no time.