25. – Tom, it's too late. Our son ________ be back.– Don't be anxious. I dare say he ________ have some extra work to do.
The number of the employees has grown from 1,000 to 1,200. This means it has risen ____ 20 percent.
The boss ordered that the work ______ right away.
There ____ quantities of apples in the basket and there was _____ milk in the bottle.
As is known to us all, failure usually _____ laziness while hard work can ______ success.
They stood _____ at each other as if they were enemies.