When Francis got back after Easter, he was far behind his classmates and he was ----- the second into the third class at his own desire. 2.The president acknowledged that he had somehow ----- his ability to communicate to the American people. 3.Unfortunately, as history has shown, some of the companies are guilty of misconduct --- profit. 4.The ship ---- the agreed voyage and arrived about 10 days late and in the meantime the price of sugar had fallen and the merchants lost over £ 4,000. 5.Because the transcript is still under seal, the law ---- them ---- reading and discussing the evidence in detail. 6.In carrying out the plan we are likely to come across difficulties, but we are determined to ----- them all. 7.Without increasing investment in education, it will be increasingly difficult for low-income people to ---- the middle class. 8.All the passengers in the plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes Mountains a week ago were ---as dead.