He jumped at the opportunity when he saw the advertisement in a newspaper,because barely ________ make ends meet.
Thomas Alva Edison didn’t “invent” the light bulb, but rather he ______ a 50 –year –old idea, which is not well –known.
Badly dressed and speaking in a strange way, he must have ______ to the people present to be a silly old man.
There’s not any beer left and the bar is shut so we’ll have to _______.
— Would you like to go to London with us next week? — I’d like to, but my parents ______ that I am too young.
We have planted many trees in order to ____wind and sand in the desert.