A good listener takes part in the conversation, ______ ideas and raising questions to keep the talk flowing.

__________—Yes. I want some apples.

Look, what a heavy rain! What shallwe do now? — ____________ it’s raininghard, let’s stay at home to surf on the Internet.

What do you want to be in the future, John— I want to be ____ fashion designer. It is ___ amazing job.

— Alvin, are you coming with us?— I’d love to, but something unexpected _____. [ ]