However, your current losses should soon be _______(抵消,补偿)by grains; the fund will produce a positive return of 11.6 percent over a nine-month period.
Although secondary education is _________(必须的,义务的), parents are not required to send their children to state schools.
Tim streched out a hand in apology for his thoughtless remarks and was _______(安慰) by a firm handshake from Mark.
I told him that I had ________(授权)him to act for me while I was away from office.