Many plant and animal species are thought to be on the_______of extinction.

With the strong support of their countrymen, the Vietnamese athletes competed in ___________ spirits.

We expected him at eight, but he finally _______at midnight.

He put in a special ______ for an extra day’s holiday so that he could attend his daughter’s wedding.

The profit has now ________ towards the point where it nearly doubled.

Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have ______ ones.

The advances of commercial airplanes resulted in a shrinking world.

She finally achieved her_______ of visiting the USA.

Those companies were closed due to some seriously financial problems.

The wine had made him a little ________ and couldn’t control his movement.

They decided to leave the waiter a big ______ because the food and service had been excellent.

My plans to travel around the world have _________ through because I couldn‟t save enough money.

When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.

According to the boss, John is the most …… for the position of executive secretary.

Having so many hobbies in common, Ted and Nick got on like a(n) ____________ on fire.

Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great ______ in her study.

Because of the low ceiling, the bookcase was much too _____ to go into the room.

You should find out as much as possible about the job and the vacancy.

I suppose I could_______ the ironing while I'm waiting.

The subject of your lecture is very ______ and you should have a good audience.