ther, ready to retire at an early age, hoped that his eldest son would ______ the family business.

George hasn’t applied to the department for theposition.—What He was to ________ yesterday.

According to a report, cigarette smoking ______ in all indoor public places in our province soon.

When he first went there, Jim had difficulty____the new hotel, so he asked the policeman ___help.

_ with letters and public phones,mobile phones and the Internet are faster and much more convenient.