The teacher _________ the harder parts of the story.

If present dissatisfaction over salaries continues the _____ result will be loss of staff.

 It is time to ______ the table for dinner.

 Some useful ideas were suggested while the social committee was _____ the club’s programme for the coming season.

She began to feel nervous when the train pulled up at the _____ between Austria and Yugoslavia.

I did six hours of _______ for the test, but I still failed.

You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _____ it involves.

 If you don’t mind, I should like to ______ a suggestion.

The castle was surrounded by a _______, which nowadays contained only occasional rainwater.

He has left his book here on _______, so that you can read it.

After driving for five hours, the driver pulled into ______ for a rest.

The bicycle was moving so fast that its rider could not ______ an accident.

Wolves were _______ mournfully in the nearby forest.

Where is Jimmy? - He is ____ work. He is busy ____ his monthly report.

He took a _______ with him to clean the windscreen of his car.

The headlights of the approaching car were so ________ that the cyclist had to stop riding.

Well-mannered children have usually been properly _____ by their parents.

 Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ______ in the last six months.

 If you want to telephone him you will have to ______ the number in the book.

The weather was ______ the exceptionally poor harvest.

 The cow had lost its own calf but the farmer persuaded it to _______ one whose mother had died.