The dying old man opened his mouth as if ____ something.

He doesn’t read the English text very often. ______ he has failed again. [ ]

I _________ the boy to work hard at his lessons, but he wouldn’t listen.

What _______ the number of the students in your school —About two thousand. A number of them _______ from the countryside.

Having many helpers makes a task easier and faster to finish.- I think so_______.