This year the company has produced as many cars as the year before last, but the total profits are four-fifths ______ they were then.
The old man has retired from the factory. He _____ there for 30 years.
—I don’t mind telling you what I know. —You _____. I can manage it myself.
The decorations were so lovely that they _____ in a short time.
The students _____ are hard-working and ready to help others should be praised.
—What’s the noise outside?—Some children_____ hide-and-seek in the yard.