—What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night ?—I lost my way in complete darkness and ,__________ things worse , it began to pour .

.As Christmas draws near, they feel more and more uneasy with their stored money ____.

Those children don’t have to ____________ learn , for they always work hard voluntarily.

He felt his chair ___ at the time of the earthquake.

Nancy, ________ for about half a year to apply for a job as an airline hostess, finally took a position at a shopping center.