1. The thieves managed to ____ with all the precious artefacts from the national museum.

2. The boy ____ a ridiculous story about alien abduction to avoid sitting for the exam.

3. It’s getting very late; let’s ____ the nearest village before it gets completely dark.

4. When the baby was born, we ____ the study ____ a nursery.

5. I couldn't quite ____ what she was saying because her English was very poor.

6. Even though Derek had ____ with Joanne, the tension between them was still evident.

7. Women ____ a large proportion of the total workforce in this country nowadays.

8. Ever since my salary cut, I've had to ____ many little luxuries I used to enjoy.

9. The management decided to ____ the old machinery and modernise the entire factory.

10. When I finally ____, I want to become a professional singer.

11. We have eventually ____ the childish pranks we used to play on our teachers.

12. Our neighbour, who was 75 years old, ____ peacefully a few months ago.

13. The legends of this tribe have been ____ from father to son over the centuries.

14. The old woman ____ in shock when she saw the thief entering her house.

15. I had to ____ a five-page application form to apply for a new credit card.

16. Could you please ____ the tank with unleaded petrol at the next gas station?

17. Our best player was ____ of the team due to a serious knee injury.

18. After hours of questioning, the thief finally admitted ____ the jewels.

19. My wife prevented me from ____ because she could see I was really tired.

20. My driving instructor encouraged me ____ the driving test as soon as possible.

21. Most people in this community are in favour of ____ the environment clean.

22. We are still undecided; how about ____ on Thursday evening instead?

23. That man is believed ____ the accident that occurred on the motorway.

24. They are unlikely ____ home early tonight because of the heavy workload.

25. The traffic was so heavy that it took me three hours ____ to my country house.