1. The local church has set up a new charity with the aim ___ enough funds for the refugees.

2. I took several photos of the baby yesterday so as ___ them to my friends who are currently living abroad.

3. Your manager thinks you should have more confidence ___ yourself if you truly want to succeed in this career.

4. They are ___ nice people that everyone in the neighborhood likes them.

5. “Look at Sheila! She’s so beautiful, isn’t she?” — “Yeah, she has definitely taken ___ her mother.”

6. She was very heavily dressed and wore a thick scarf ___ catching a cold in this freezing weather.

7. He walked in very quietly ___ wake up the baby who had just fallen asleep.

8. ___ the weather was exceptionally fine today, we decided to go for a swim in the sea.

9. “You know I have nothing to do with all this mess! Don’t put the blame ___ me.”

10. You should take a jumper with you just in case it ___ much colder at night.

11. To protect the environment, smoking has been strictly ___ in all public places.

12. The examiner suddenly asked the students to ___ writing and put down their pens as time was up.

13. The government has taken strict measures to ___ serious accidents on motorways during the holidays.

14. I always take these herbal pills to ___ getting seasick while travelling by boat.

15. For reasons of hygiene, animals are strictly ___ to enter hospitals.

16. She tried her best to ___ her husband from informing the authorities about the incident.

17. She was incredibly lucky to ___ a conviction for shoplifting after she returned the items.

18. The police ___ Mr Jones for the robbery and later ___ him with assault.

19. Despite the student’s strong protests, the teacher ___ her of cheating during the final exam.

20. The man was finally ___ of murder and ___ to twenty years in prison by the judge.

21. Don’t ___ us for the broken window; we weren’t even playing football this morning!

22. Much to our ___, we had to wait for over an hour to purchase the concert tickets.

23. Despite the massive media hype, the long-awaited concert was a real ___ for many fans.

24. I wish to make a formal ___ about the poor quality of the food served here today.

25. You should be careful and don’t make false ___ when you don’t have any proof.