This will be a year of action, and that action should begin by extending unemployment insurance for Americans who were _______ in the economic slowdown.

—Now that you like the house with a garden，why not buy it?—Well，I can’t afford ________ house at present.

—Have you been watching TV? Don’t        valuable time running.—I’m not. I’m tired now and only am taking a short break.

It is said that the weather will ______ hot for another three or four days.

The editor could have ____ the error before it was published; it was so obvious.