One of the men held the view ________the book said was right.

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－How many students are there in your class this term?

－Seventy-two. The number of boys is ________ than that of last term, and we have ________ girls than those in your class.

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The telephone ________ five times in the last two hours, and each time it ________ for my father.

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－Won't you go shopping with your mother?

－________ she promises to buy me a new sweater.

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I wonder if your wife will go to the ball. If she ________, so ________ mine.

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I wanted some coffee, but ________ left in the coffee maker.

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Energy is ________ makes things work.

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Little Tom looks forward every winter to ________ on real ice, but his parents wouldn't like him to ________ it.

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－Is there any flight to New York today?

－I think there ________, for the weather is too bad.

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Is this the main use that we make ________ of natural resources?

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