—Will you be ______ this evening, Mary?—That depends. I am afraid I will be with my manager discussing a plan.

He was a heavy smoker. I _______ him to give up smoking but he just wouldn’t listen to me.

Joining the firm as a clerk，he got rapid promotion，and ________ as a manager.

The new tax would force companies to __________energy-saving measures. 

Taxis outside hotels are usually safer，but more_______ for the day hires，which charge more than the passing ones.