When I heard that my mother would come to see me this weekend, I （ ） for her to arrive.

The authorities wouldn’t （ ） us permission to fly all the way down to San Francisco.

A recent poll suggested that if money were not an issue, most people （ ） not to work at all.

In order to buy her house she had to obtain a_____from the bank.

Send for a doctor quickly. The old man is badly hurt so he needs _____ at once.

（ ） I admit that she has shortcomings, I still like her.

When I go out in the daytime I use the bike _____ the car if I can.

A news report is usually very short, （ ） when it is about something very important.

The young man still denies _____ the fire behind the store.

It is often _____ that human beings are naturally gifted to speak.

（ ） you do, you should put your heart into it.

Whenever we planned our vacations， mother could always offer some _____ suggestions.