1. It's been livelier around the house ever since we adopted the puppy ______ it?

2. If you ______ the instruction manual closely, it would not have taken you that long to assemble the cabinet.

3. Playing board games ______ Hakimi's favourite past time ever since he received his first one as a gift.

4. All the furniture in Anya's house ______ sold last month as she will be migrating to Canada with her family.

5. Jake was confident about his essay that he completed with no difficulty. ______, he should still check through his work before submission.

6. She was still ______ denial about her favourite basketball team losing the championship.

7. Despite having studied diligently for the test. Deepika had ______ confidence that she would do well in it the moment she saw the questions.

8. The perfume that Mr Kim wanted, including those that he had planned to get as gifts, ______ off the shelves yesterday.

9. ______ you decide to sleep in, I'll see you at the cafe for breakfast tomorrow!

10. Hanni's brother beamed with pride as he watched her ______ her art piece to an international crowd at the annual exhibition.