It was ______ obvious that the April Fools’ Day story was a joke.

The story of the ghost at the hotel was ________ by the management to attract more guests.

The mayor gave his answer as precisely as possible; there was no _______ in what he said.

The magician appeared to take a card out of somebody’s ear, but it was just an _________.

The investigators will require ___________ before they believe any of your story.

As they hurried through the forest, they hoped they wouldn’t ________ any bears or other wild animals.

The __________ old woman really believed that she had won a million dollars in a contest that she had never entered.

Rita made a ___________ attempt to make me look bad in front of the boss, and unfortunately she was successful.

The government spends ________ amounts of money on national defense.

The man and woman are __________ for pretending to be police officers.

She had such a ______ to travel that she didn’t realize that the cruise offer was a scam.

Many people _______ palm reading because they think there’s no truth in it.

The jury believes it has more than enough evidence to convict the person _____.

I don’t trust her and, ___________, I don’t believe a word she says.

He tried to___________ the seriousness of the terrible thing he had done, but nobody was listening.

The plane has a standard seating ___________: a center aisle, and three seats on either side of the aisle.

Eventually the boy _______ and admitted he had made up the story.

The magic show is open to everyone, _______ children under eight.

The BBC has just ________ a new sci-fi drama series.

Doctor Whohas _________ in countries all over the world.