1. They want to watch a football game ________ TV.

2. What a beautiful dress! It ________ you perfectly.

3. Dick prefers football ________ tennis.

4. As he walked through the fields, he heard sheep ________.

5. I ________ like to apologize for not replying to your letter earlier.

6. The effectiveness of Escher's work relies ________ his use of perspective.

7. He plays ________ the school team.

8. I'm afraid I know nothing about the fight for independence. It was ________.

9. Two other ________ in his argument for his country's independence are worth a mention.

10. We've ________ of time to catch the train so there's no need to rush.

11. He took out a(n) ________ to the "Guardian".

12. It ________ such a long time since he last saw his brothers and sisters.

13. He ________ his success to hard work.

14. If we had known your new address, we ________ to see you.

15. Sarah would not ________ her parent's advice about her choice of career.

16. I hope they will decide to ________ his generous offer of help.

17. Luckily, he remembered ________ up with petrol, so he didn't run out.

18. When the time came to ________ the bill at the hotel she found her purse had been stolen.

19. We returned our TV set to the shop because it was ________.

20. "Thieves will be ________. "

21. I can't ________ the difference between these two brands of coffee.

22. If I ________ you, I would think twice before making that decision.

23. We had to ________ the meeting until next week because the manager was ill.

24. It's no ________ trying to persuade him; he never changes his mind.

25. He is ________ of solving the most difficult math problems in a few minutes.