1. Here you are at last! I ________ for you since two o'clock.

2. The butcher cut some steak, ________ it up and handed it to me.

3. Susie didn't leave for the station until the very ________ moment.

4. The shirt I was wearing today was torn, but I don't think anyone ________.

5. Research scientists are still looking for a cure ________ heart disease.

6. An historical novel is a form of ________ which may include many facts.

7. ________ he joined the army my brother had never been abroad.

8. They haven't beaten me yet. I still have one or two ________ up my sleeve.

9. If the phone ________ she would rush to answer it.

10. He enjoyed the dessert so much that he accepted a second ________ when it was offered.

11. You demand too much ________ him; he is not really equal to the task.

12. When I tried to walk I had a sharp ________ in my leg.

13. Of course I'm a Christian ________ I expect everyone who works here to be a Christian too.

14. Travelling to Paris ________ air is quicker than driving.

15. You ________ be exhausted after that walk.

16. Has it occurred ________ you that she must have arrived at London airport by now?

17. Tell me ________ what happened after Jennings hit the Minister.

18. Mrs Black is ________ her holiday with friends in the country.

19. When he heard the bad news, he broke ________ completely.

20. If I had been to that meeting, I ________ about it.

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. It was ________ a boring film that I fell asleep in the middle of it.

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

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