It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money_____favours to them.[ ]

Prices are going up, life isn’t so easy here as it _____ be.[ ]

Do you still go jogging every morning?—Yes, I can’t think of a _______________ way to start a day.

Not until I began to work ________ how muchtime I had wasted.

Natural disasters are dangerous!—Yes, ______ earthquake that happened in that area killed ______ number of people.