An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of _______.

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

My husband and I both go out to work so we share the _______.

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

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

Violent programmes on television may have a bad _____ on children.

Voices were ______as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

He asked an artist to ______ some drawings to illustrate what he had written.

He hoped the appointment would enable him to  gain greater ______ in publishing.

The computer allows us to work fast and _______.

When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ______ towards his expenses.

Tom was a highly ______ teacher who took his duties seriously but he had neither the personality nor ability to achieve much success.

A historical novel is a form of which may include many facts.

With its expensive furniture and carefully-chosen colour scheme the room looked quite _______ .

Her husband felt it would be silly to ______ the colour of the curtains before they had painted the room.

As soon as Charles had _______ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.

Much to their surprise everything went according to _____.

He wrote his name ______ and carefully at the top of the paper.

 In the central region the dry season is long and severe, and the ______ annual rainfall is only about 70 cm.

Her shoes ______ her gloves; they look very well together.

Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always ________ her place.