When my sister phoned me, I could not hear clearly what she was ________.

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We ________ smoking in the office．

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________ , I didn't pass the examination．

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--You may talk to your friend on the phone.

--But I think it difficult to ________ about that by telephone.

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--How about eight o'clock outside the cinema?

--That ________ me fine.

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You are ________ your time trying to persuade him; he'll never join us.

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________ that all the lights are off before you leave the lab.

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--Why are you still lying in bed? I think you should ________ your studies.

--All right. I'll do it right now.

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Life was hard for us then, ________ when my father was out of work.

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The little girl ________ a book from her bag and began to read.

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