Be quiet! It’s rude to ______ people when they are speaking.

The gardener ______ a bucket with water so that he could plant the vegetables.

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

You should iron out the ______ in that dress.

Bill doesn’t _____ what people say about him.

A long line of traffic had to wait at the _____ until the train had passed.

The old man got into the ______ of storing money under the bed.

He said he had every _____ in his secretary; she would do the right thing.

How many _______are there in a week?

 The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were so wet and _______.

If you study hard, you ___________________ the exam.

 Her skirt had been so ______ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.

Some researchers have just _______ a survey of young people's points of view on contractual marriage.

Peter begged his neighbour to ______ him five pounds until the weekend.

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

Apart from those three very cold weeks in January, it has been a very _____ winter.

When he makes a _____ by car, he takes his family with him.

The businessman proved to be an apparently well-behaved ______ middle-aged man.

The office lifts are out of ______ again.

 Suddenly the crowd _____ and moved back, and the police pushed through.

The more ______ you have, the more chance you have of finding a better job.