As a basketball player, you should always keep in mind that it’s not the winning, but the taking part__________really count.
He _______ me five dollars for it, but at first he said to me the work would be done ______.
―Have you worked out when the final payment is _______? ―Early next month.
The _______ are ten to one that we’ll win the match.
He had no choice but to _________ an excuse to explain his being late.
The old man said the accident _______ careless driving, so a lot of money________ be paid by the driver.