| 1. The union appears ready to _______________ with management rather than go on strike. | | |
| 2. The undercover policeman was carrying a gun _______________ under his shirt. | | |
| 3. Do you know how to _______________ a variety of modern office machines? | | |
| 4. Before being eligible for financial aid, we must _______________ your financial statement. | | |
| 5. The President says that his affair with a White House aide is a private _______________, and should not be discussed in the press. | | |
| 6. Instructors at the college meet regularly to _______________ teaching ideas. | | |
| 7. He didn't want to go the ballet but his wife was able to _______________ him by promising to go to the hockey game with him the following week. | | |
| 8. Pouring engine oil from your car down the drain and into the ocean will _______________ the water, and can kill fish and plants. | | |
| 9. Mexico _______________ independence from Spain in 1821. | | |
| 10. You shouldn't try to _______________ a trailer using this van because it simply doesn't have the power. | | |
| 11. The cat _______________ itself against my leg until I leaned down to pet it. | | |
| 12. The pilot gazed in _______________ as the alien spaceship pulled up beside his jet. | | |
| 13. The Caribbean Sea around Jamaica is extremely clear, and sunlight _______________ to a depth of more than 20 metres. | | |
| 14. Stop telling me to _______________ smoking. I'll stop when I'm ready so just leave me alone. | | |