She （ ） tell white lies to make people feel better, to smooth things over.

I didn’t hear （ ） because there was too much noise where I was sitting.

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

The weather was good except for an （ ） shower.

—Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now? —I am afraid you （ ）, in case he comes late for the meeting.

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

He works too hard.That’s _____ is wrong with him.

_____ the flood， the ship would have reached the destination on time.

Don’t let the child play with scissors （ ） he cuts himself.

We’re sure that the environment in our city （ ） greatly through our work in the near future.

If you carefully _____ the problem again, you will find a way out.

Words_____meaning, as we all know.