I ______ the boy to save the money, but he would not listen to me.          

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

In the country guests tend to feel they are not highly __________ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date.

--How did you find the film yesterday evening?--Just so so. It _______ pace.

 Zhao Benshan，whose overwork  ________  his health failure，is said to have performed in．the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV in 2011．