| 1. It seems _______________ that he will get the job because he doesn't have a lot of experience. | | |
| 2. My cell phone lost the _______________ as soon as I was out of the city. | | |
| 3. Some types of bamboo grow at a _______________ of up to a metre a day. | | |
| 4. We _______________ all over town before finding the apartment we wanted. | | |
| 5. I know this big couch is really old, but it's _______________, so I don't want to get rid of it. | | |
| 6. The rocket lifted off the launching _______________, and blasted off into space. | | |
| 7. When giving a presentation, don't try to _______________ too much information into your speech. | | |
| 8. The old man was _______________ his poor dog with its leash. | | |
| 9. While penguins cannot fly, they do _______________ their wings under water to aid in swimming. | | |
| 10. He was new to the job, and at first he had trouble _______________ all the work they asked him to do. | | |
| 11. The Prime Minister has been _______________ at an early election. | | |
| 12. Living with a Canadian family is usually an interesting _______________ for a foreign student. | | |
| 13. The kittens _______________ about on the floor, play-fighting and chasing each other's tails. | | |
| 14. The decline of fish _______________ in the waters off Samoa is a continuing problem for the island nation's economy. | | |
| 15. We _______________ the ceiling with some wooden supports while the new beam was put in place. | | |