①In some parts of London, missing a bus means __________ (wait) for another hour.②I didn't mean __________ (take) a taxi, but I had to, as I was late.
The boy seems __________ a lot of books, for he knows so much.
He is so addicted to smoking that __________ seems to be no chance of talking him into quitting.
The Roman Empire __________ for several centuries.
-How long has the United Nations __________? -__________1945.
It seems __________ the poor guy is going to die of __________.