| 1. Her parents tried to _______________ her from marrying her boyfriend, but she went ahead with the wedding anyway. | | |
| 2. Punishing children for bad behaviour instead of talking to them can _______________ feelings of guilt which result in further problems. | | |
| 3. It took about three and a half hours for the fishing boat to _______________ after it hit a rock. | | |
| 4. I don't _______________ having spoken about it to her before, but she assures me that we discussed it just last week. | | |
| 5. Your mother can _______________ a patch over that hole in the knee of your jeans if you want. | | |
| 6. We didn't do much last night; we just _______________ around town window-shopping. | | |
| 7. The meat they've been putting in the garbage is starting to _______________ rats. | | |
| 8. Could you please _______________ the door? It's cold in here. | | |
| 9. We _______________ our little boat across the lake to visit my friends in their cabin. | | |
| 10. It is difficult to _______________ a person who continually lies. | | |
| 11. In Malaysia, trained monkeys are used to _______________ coconuts. | | |
| 12. The elevator _______________ at the first floor. | | |
| 13. I'm sorry to _______________ you Mrs. Harris, but there's a Mr. Ross on the phone. | | |
| 14. The magician _______________ in a puff of smoke, only to reappear inside a large box in the centre of the stage. | | |