1. Brave firefighters arrived just in time to rescue the child ______ the burning house.

2. The police are looking for the thief who stole a large amount of money ______ the old man.

3. Many people who work in offices for long hours often suffer ______ severe back pain.

4. We could never ______ the difference between our cousins because they were identical twins.

5. My father is very traditional; he still tells me to ______ thank you even though I'm forty years old!

6. In a world full of fake news, it's so hard nowadays for people to ______ the truth.

7. According to the agenda, Mr. Grimes will begin by ______ a few words and then proceed to showing the slides.

8. "If I ______ you a story about a magical kingdom, will you go to sleep then?" the mother asked her child.

9. My friends always trusted me because they knew I would never ______ anyone their secrets.

10. You should have ______ something to defend yourself; now the police will suspect you.

11. Look at the clock on the wall! Can Tim ______ the time yet or is he still too young for that?

12. For a proud person like him, the hardest thing he's ever had to do was ______ sorry for his mistakes.

13. If she ______ so in her official statement, then it must be the truth and we have to believe her.

14. The mother was very angry when the child spilt the milk ______ the expensive rug in the living room.

15. I don’t care where we go on holiday; Majorca or Ibiza, they’re ______ to me as long as there's a beach.

16. The old train was making good progress, when ______ a loud clank was heard and it grinded to a halt.

17. Janet expected to get a high mark on her project. ______, she had worked very hard for months.

18. This argument has been going on for far too long; let me settle it ______ so we can move on.

19. Most members of the school committee believed that ______ the fete was a great success despite the rain.

20. “Is my request too demanding for your staff to handle?” asked the customer. “______,” replied the salesperson.

21. She wanted to decorate her new house, so she decided to replace the antique furniture ______ more contemporary pieces.

22. It’s getting rather late and the storm is coming, so we won’t wait ______ anyone else to show up.

23. After the disaster, there was a great need ______ volunteers at the refugee settlement to distribute food.

24. Because they look so much alike, the principal always mistakes Peter ______ another student in the class.

25. In what way is the company going to benefit ______ installing this new software in terms of productivity?