The extra room _______ very useful when we had visitors.

How much did you _________ for repairing the bicycle  ?

The tourist industry has _______ a great number of different jobs.

—How is Dennis getting along with his work?
—Well, he could always __________ a new idea for increasing sales.

While he was in his college days he used to _______ long hair.

The professor said that he was interested only in research; he didn’t ________ others’ comments.

Neighbors _________ to the police about the dogs barking at midnight, but it didn’t work.

He forbids his children ____________ sweets because they do harm to their teeth.

The 2008 Olympics has already ______China's great economic progress,

In the end, she _____________for the future.