We couldn’t cut the string because the ______ of the knife was not sharp enough.

Ann is very ______. She takes part in numerous activities outside of school.

If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will ______.

Are you sure that boys are more _______ than girls?

 They are twins and look very _______.

The ____ charged by the lawyer for his services was unusually high.

Where do you ______ going for your holidays this year?

I ____________ swimming very much.

His ideas about marriage are quite different ______ mine.

He has always gone _____ strange hobbies like collecting bottle-tops and inventing secret codes.

Mr. Bao said, “I am so...............of having been a Dien Bien Phu soldier.”

He stroked his cat’s silky fur and the cat ______ contentedly.

______ what he says, he wasn’t even there when the crime was committed.

The weather was ______ the exceptionally poor harvest.

Tom is very shy but his sister is outgoing.

Because the company was doing more business, it was necessary to _____ the factory.

 The driver tried to avoid the old lady and his car ______ a lamp post.

 Please sign your name here on the _______ line.

Could you please _______ an appointment for me to see Mr. Smith?

 The audience waited until the curtain had risen and then _____ into applause.

When the other car hit mine, it made a huge _______ in my rear bumper.