Billy kept asking his mother whether he could go to the movies and she          at last.

-- Why was Mr. Wang so happy this morning?-- Because he was ______  a large sum of money for his creative achievements in teaching.

The old couple wanted to sell their house and ______ it in a newspaper.

Bad habits are no way easy to be ______; it needs your determination and perseverance.

 Only ticket­holders were ________ to the stadium for the concert given by Jay Chou, so many of his fans were turned away.