We were told that Sue would be ideal for the job, but she ________ badly when we talked to her.

When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them ________.

In some schools children who prefer to read books rather than ________ football become social outcasts (被抛弃者 ).

I'm ______ to graduate in the next half of the year.

As you like pop music, __________ I like literature.