Like most of classmates, I can’t live up to my teachers’ expections,____, I let him down.

I think Tom will ________ a good leader, so I'm going to vote and support him.

Many wage earners in big cities find they may only have enough to ____ their houses, cars and other costs of living and have little extra money to invest.

We tried to ____ his doubts and let him tell the truth.

Our supply of food is ________ now . We’d better store some .