She __________ an old friend of hers yesterday while she was shopping at the department store.

As a writer, he used to go deep into life to __________ materials for his creation.

I like the film very much. It __________ me __________ the happiest days when I was young.

— We must _______ their permission whatever the cost is.
— But I’m afraid they will reject.

—Mum, it’s fine today. I want to skate on the lake.
—Don’t you think the ice is too thin to _______ your weight?

I _______ the French written papers but failed in the English oral examination.

—Sorry, I have to ________ now. I have a train to catch.
—Goodbye! Wish you a pleasant journey.

When I was at a loss, the thought of traveling abroad did _____ to me.

Looking back, Diana, a fashion designer, ______ her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and above all, the efforts she made.

Clinical evidence began to ______ suggesting that the new drugs had a wider range of useful effect than had been predicted from experiments in animals.