She must have ranked her birthday presents in order of    _because the top one is her favorite．

David paused to consult his notes, and then _______ with his speech.

He is _________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.

—The company has been performing poorly during the past few years.
—In my view, it needs to _______ its image.

– I’m sorry I stepped on your toe; it was an accident.
– It wasn’t! You did it ______.

While our city tries impatiently to change its appearance by tearing down old buildings, more and more citizens are suggesting ways to ___________ the historically important architecture

We are waiting until the weather ________ a little.

--Shall I ________ the raincoat?
--No hurry. Leave it ________ it is. It looks like rain.

He told me he had been offered a very well-paid_________ abroad.