I hear a number of workers in the factory _____ out of work and the number of them  ______ quite large .   

I had       to visit my uncle living the center of the city, but he was out when I got there.

Half a month passed and the boy ________ all his money, so he had to turn to his friends for help.

— Smoking is bad for your health.— Yes, I know. But I simply can’t  ____________ .

The smell of these flowers _______ the memory of my childhood.