They couldn’t say _____ it was _____ troubled them.

The news came as no surprise to me. I _____for some time that the factory was going to shut down. [ ]

.—Shall we ______ for half an hour and have a tea? —I can’t agree with any more.

This year’s fall in profits was not unexpected　　　,it is very disappointing

I didn’t doubt _______ his advice was of more ______ to me.