Peter’s handwriting is really too bad to read; I can hardly ________ what exactly he’s trying to say.

--What do you think of the meal?----Although some dishes _____with me, it’s really a nice meal.

-- I am going to Sidney for further studies next month.-- That's fantastic. Can you keep emailing me ______ you are there?

 I don’t think your lecture ________ the audience, for they appeared quite puzzled. 

The passage was very difficult, so in order to ______what the writer really wanted to convey, I read it many times.