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

Where do you ______ going for your holidays this year?

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

Bill doesn’t _____ what people say about him.

A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _______ and religious differences is pot relevant.

The specialist was under so much stress that he finally ________.

As a result of their ______ the three small independent countries felt less afraid of their powerful neighbour.

Science has made great _____ during the past 30 years.

The office lifts are out of ______ again.

He was _______ when I had those problems and said whatever I did he would stand by me.

The peasants’ many ______ resulting from ill-treat-ment by their landlords led finally to rebellion.

He always wore a shirt with an open ________.

He gave his listeners a vivid ______ of his journey through Peru.

He hit the other boxer so hard that he broke his lower ______.

Some of the older villagers prefer to ______ tobacco rather than to smoke it.

It isn’t quite ______ that he will be present at the meeting.

The country has a system of ______, most of which date from the nineteenth century.

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

You must have ______ the examination before Friday, so bring your money to the office as soon as possible.

The best student in each class will ______ a prize at the end of term.

 The Alps are one of the best-known mountains ________ in Europe.