1. His application for a visa was turned ________ by the consulate.

2. As he is an expert on pottery, his opinions would be worth ________.

3. The shop assistant was ________ helpful, but she felt he could have given her more advice.

4. I ________ do that if I were you.

5. This is the ________ church in the city.

6. My aunt ________ a brightly-coloured thread round her finger so as not to forget her appointment.

7. If I saw Mark, I ________ him to a party.

8. I like England, but I wish it ________ rain quite so much.

9. The bank manager agreed to give me £200 ________ the £2,000 he had already lent me.

10. Are you aware ________ the difficulties that lie ahead of you?

11. When I saw Bill's reaction, I bitterly regretted ________ told him.

12. Your progress will be ________ in six months' time.

13. I'm afraid he didn't enjoy ________ at his aunt's house.

14. ________ of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr Jones for his talk.

15. He ________ the office when I arrived.

16. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have ________ in the last six months.

17. Oh no! When I was cooking these vegetables, I must have forgotten ________ any salt in.

18. Because the picture was not genuine, it was completely ________.

19. The purpose of the examination was to ________ the students' knowledge of the subject.

20. The civil servant ________ his post because he disagreed with the Minister.

21. I don't think he's ________ of solving the problem on his own.

22. We've ________ out of milk, so you'll have to have your tea without any.

23. If I ________ you, I would take the job immediately.

24. You should pay more attention ________ what the teacher is saying.

25. The firemen managed to put ________ the fire after working for three hours.