Mr. Smith,________of the ________speech,started to read a novel.
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.