Can he ____ well–Yes, he is in the swimming club.

Though this was his most unfortunate time in his life , he was still__________ his goal.[ ]

No one knows exactly when the first peoplearrived in _______ is now called California.

He is a cutler(刀具商)–­­­_____, a man who sells knives and sharp tools

The underlined part of the word “message”sounds ________.