It took ______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.
— Why do you want the book so much? — ____, sir.
— I hate talking with that guy. Look, he is coming. What should I do? — Don’t speak until ____.
I hear Mr. Smith was writing a story last year and he still ____.
— Why didn’t you come to Mike’s birthday party yesterday? — Well, I ____, but I forgot it.
The big earthquake is reported to have ____ more than 4,000 people homeless.