Almost all the houses in the city are said ________ in the terrible earthquake.
We have come to the __________ that it would be unwise to accept his idea.
Mary is a (n) __________ customer, so the waiter knows her likes and dislikes.
The number of students applying for this position __________ 320.
We offered these students a summer course, aimed __________ improving their spoken English.
__________ to go to university, we must work hard.