She thought she was pregnant, but it ______ to be a false alarm.

Trembling with fear, she ______ the money to the gunman.

The fire doesn’t seem to be ______ much heat.

The business ______ better than expected and profits were slightly up.

My birthday seems to ______ more quickly every year.

The firm was badly in need of restructuring when she ______.

He decided to ______ on his initial research and write a book.

He ______ of school a month before graduation.

If you really ______ it, you’ll probably find it’s not such a good deal.

I don’t think he will ______ to your requests if you keep pestering him.

This opportunity ______ at just the right time for me.

The military government is determined to ______ all opposition.

We walked to the next beach to ______ from the crowds.

He ______ playing the piano to answer the door.

Unless we do something now, hundreds of plant and animal species will _______.

The new airport has__________ a lot of changes on this island.

The government hopes to______its plans for introducing cable TV.

Our refrigerator _________________ just a month after the guarantee had expired.

Mary met her second husband not long after her first marriage _________________.