The charity concert for the homeless has been cancelled ________ the lack of support.

At last........war ended, but the transition from ........ war to........peace was painful for both sides.

He closed one eye, but  ________ eye looked at me with a   strange expression as if he wanted to advise me of ________ but was forbidden to say  ________ .

A: I’m surprised your husband didn’t stay longer. B: Well, ________ , had the weather been better.

........ his letter, his life  ......... I wish he   ........ anything.

A: I hate all this polite chat at cocktail parties. B: Oh, you ________ polite in my house. Say whatever you want!

Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an  American enterprise, its (13)....... . He in the bequest of an Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the United States. In October 1826, James Smithson (14) ..... his will, (15) ....... his vast (16) ...... to his nephew with one  proviso. 13.  

She took ...... of her father's good mood and asked if  her boyfriend could stay for dinner.

Read the text and answer the questions. Although most countries employ spies/ few will ever admit that they do. Therefore it is only on the rare occasion of a spy being  caught  by  an  enemy  country  that  the  public  becomes aware  of  what  goes  on  behind  the  political  scenes.  Even  the exchange of a captured enemy spy for one gf the country's own master-spies who had been caught by an enemy country is  done  as  secretly  as  possible.  Early  one  cold  December morning last year, three men dressed in heavy black overcoats got out of a small blue car that had stopped on a lonely bridge in  Northern  Germany.  They  stood  on  the  bridge  for  fifteen minutes  waiting  and  watching  until  they  saw  a  motorboat draw up and stop below the bridge. Seeing three men stepped out of the boat and glanced up at the bridge, they  quickly made  their  way  down  to  the  riverbank  and  the  boat.  No words were spoken when the six men met. A short time later the boat pulled away and three men, too in black, and one in dark gray, returned to the waiting car. Although most countries use spies .........

Read the text and answer the questions. Although most countries employ spies/ few will ever admit that they do. Therefore it is only on the rare occasion of a spy being  caught  by  an  enemy  country  that  the  public  becomes aware  of  what  goes  on  behind  the  political  scenes.  Even  the exchange of a captured enemy spy for one gf the country's own master-spies who had been caught by an enemy country is  done  as  secretly  as  possible.  Early  one  cold  December morning last year, three men dressed in heavy black overcoats got out of a small blue car that had stopped on a lonely bridge in  Northern  Germany.  They  stood  on  the  bridge  for  fifteen minutes  waiting  and  watching  until  they  saw  a  motorboat draw up and stop below the bridge. Seeing three men stepped out of the boat and glanced up at the bridge, they  quickly made  their  way  down  to  the  riverbank  and  the  boat.  No words were spoken when the six men met. A short time later the boat pulled away and three men, too in black, and one in dark gray, returned to the waiting car. It is only the government officials .............

Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an  American enterprise, its (13)....... . He in the bequest of an Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the United States. In October 1826, James Smithson (14) ..... his will, (15) ....... his vast (16) ...... to his nephew with one  proviso. 16.

Coal plants ……  one of the worst industrial polluters   since the Industrial Revolution ........ in the 19th century.

When I ___ the letter I wondered what ___ .

A: Must I always pay my rent by cheque? B: No, ________ . Pay it however you want to.

Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an  American enterprise, its (13)....... . He in the bequest of an Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the United States. In October 1826, James Smithson (14) ..... his will, (15) ....... his vast (16) ...... to his nephew with one  proviso. 15. 

I ........ to the beach. The sea was rough and no one   dared .........

Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an  American enterprise, its (13)....... . He in the bequest of an Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the United States. In October 1826, James Smithson (14) ..... his will, (15) ....... his vast (16) ...... to his nephew with one  proviso. 14. 

He made her........ several times that she would never  breathe a word about it, and finally, with many pauses  and many groans, he let her  ........ the whole wretched  story.

A: There was a lot of noise in this building last night. B: Well, ________ . I was out at a party all night.

The criteria ...... too vague. If there were a sharper   ........ to make our choice, I would be happy.