The novel is so badly written that I can hardly ______ what the writer is trying to say.

Mum, do you mind my listening to music for a while– . But please listen to it with your earphone.

a parent is not always easy, and being a parent of a child with special needs often carries with _______ extra stress.

Tom, together with his friends, _______ to visit the Shanghai World Expo in the coming summer holidays

How long do you think it will be _____ President Hu Jintao makes another visit to America?—It all depends[ ]