When asked about the secret about staying young, he said that a balanced diet __________ with exercise was the recipe for a healthy life.

The army officer _______ his men to fire as soon as the enemies came up.

 I had planned to invite Tom to the party to increase the atmosphere, but it turned out that his arrival ____ the atmosphere.

 In May 2005 he _____the news to his parents that he intended to give up law and become a professional ballet dancer.

It was his laziness and his rudeness that ______ his success.