1. I always shop ___ credit because I don’t want to carry cash on me.

2. Why not ___ camping this year?

3. I will write to you provided you ___ back.

4. Anne accused Tim ___ breaking her sunglasses.

5. She’s clearly superior ___ the other candidates; she should definitely get the job.

6. I ___ an ironic tone in his voice when I spoke to him about my promotion.

7. The demonstrators asked the ___ to join in the demonstration.

8. A lot of famous artists have ___ themselves how to paint.

9. The zoologist was studying the ___ of tigers in their natural habitat.

10. This weekend I have more homework than ___.

11. Over the years we have grown rather fond of foreign ___.

12. Curry powder is ___ to most European dishes.

13. There will be a one-hundred-dollar ___ for anyone who finds my Siamese cat.

14. Kim got a twenty per cent ___ when she bought her vacuum cleaner during the sales.

15. I ___ Craig thirty dollars, but I can’t pay him back until I get paid.

16. I don’t usually carry ___. I prefer to use my credit card.

17. Famous people know that even when they wear dark glasses, they are sometimes ___.

18. You shouldn’t ___ that your house is safe just because you have installed a burglar alarm.

19. His ___ as mayor was an occasion for celebration.

20. “Be ___, Jack! How can I lend you my car when you’re only fifteen?”

21. You ___ something about a reduction in prices. What did you mean by that?

22. He gave me detailed ___ how to operate the fax machine.

23. The Supreme Court ___ the appeal due to lack of evidence.

24. Trespassing is ___ and offenders will be prosecuted.

25. Two police officers ___ the bank robbers who ran down the alley.