While I was making the model plane,my little nephew kept asking me questions with great ______ .
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.
——You know Mr. Green has been ill for days?——Yes, I wonder if he is ____ better now.
——Can I pay the bill by check?——Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ____ be made in cash.