–Why has Tom looked unhappy recently? –He has some difficulty ______ with his new classmates at school.

Though the book is a little expensive, it is _____.

An elderly woman ______ the counter and asked to be shown some earrings.

Because the manager had some important guests to meet, the meeting only _____ a few minutes.

In today’s class, Miss Hang is going to ________ the science fiction novel where she left off yesterday.