_______ the children grew old, they became more and more _______ in science.
—I put him down for a well-educated man.—___________ ?—I mean that he's a well-educated man.
His parents meant him_____________ scientific research, but he showed no interest and turned poet.
Exercise is__________ as any other to lose unwanted weight.
—What do you think of your nephew?—He__________ be very naughty but at the same time you poor.
The young man spent as much time as he _____ over his lessons.