We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all _________.

The most successful retired athletes are those who can ____ the life skills they learned in sports to another area of life.

The seawater takes ____ a lot of heat in summer.

One needs to work hard to realize his or her dream，as the saying goes”Hard work       success”．

With the living expense increasing rapidly, I, a fresh clerk in a company, have to take three part-time jobs, which _____ about extra $ 4,000 a year．