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

I can't hear what you are saying. Can you................the radio?

He often forgets to do what he has been told and is scolded for being ______.

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

Can you tell me who is responsible ______ checking passports?

Shut the window and _____ the cold _______.

I believe that he was concerned ______ all those matters which his wife mentioned.

The toy boat turned over and sank to the _______ of the pool.

Any pupil caught ______ was made to stand at the front of the class.

 This ____ is not big enough to cut down a tree.

 In the capitalist countries, the rising _______ of living is as hard on country families as on city families.

The police _______ her for helping the murderer to escape.

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

You must ______ that book before you sit down table.

We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run ______ to catch it.

In the market, the merchants _______ and joked with their friends and neighbours.

 The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too _________. 

We were so late that  we _____ had time to catch the train.

Unless the workers’ demands are ______ soon there will be a strike.

With the invention of the train, man could travel overland _____ without the need of horses.

It is thought that traditional marriage _______ are important basis of limiting divorce rates.