Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the bad situation.

--- Who told you about Dad’s illness? --- The doctor  ______．

—Did anyone support you at the meeting?—Moore was the only person who __________ my opinion.

The good-for-nothing graduate’s mind _______ when he learned that he could not get the graduation diploma because of his poor performance．

The boy would rather _______ the story to himself than ______ it with his friends.