The old man said that he would ________ more people who would not have too much work to do in the week to come to do the construction work.
--Do you mind my sitting here?--____.
——Are you through with your homework? ——Well, ____.
She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong.
Working in the kitchen for years made Tom ____ a good cook.
$100 a month could hardly ____ the cost of his life in such a big city in this country.