Language Focus – Expressions in Use 1. She authorized her partner to carry out the daily responsibilities ( ) when she was on her business trip. 2. On hearing the latest news about your mother's ill health, I ( ) canceling your reservation at the Sheraton. 3. There was an obvious indication that the police who have to enforce the new law were not ( ) the general discontent. 4. When she heard of her failure in the experiment, her eyes ( ) tears; whether it was of shame, frustration, or grief was difficult to tell. 5. Rose knows that continuous letters from John, together with countless roses, are aimed at making her ( ) him. 6. ( ) public school for drinking and smoking and then failing in show business as a singer, she joined her father's business 10 years ago. 7. Since the great scandals in banking, many people in the country have ( ) the prospects of economic recovery within a few years. 8. The parents were quite happy to ( ) our suggestion because it had taken their most important concerns into consideration.