选择单词或词组，用其适当的形式填空，使句子意思正确、通顺。（每词限用一次）

The children are old enough to look after _______________.
We _______________ our city will be more and more beautiful in the future.
Of all the girls my sister ate the _______________ rice.
He stopped speaking _______________ his sore throat at the meeting.
The boy is very lazy. He hardly ever _______________ his clothing at home on weekends.