After the earthquake, the president _____ a three-day period of mourning, the first-ever event of its kind for ordinary people.

The new movie______ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.

 It is obvious that the hopes, goals, fears and desires _____widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

The country has________ too many wars. 

When he opened the box, it ____________ a bad smell.