Alison tried to pull out the thorn from her finger using a pair of ___.

Rumours about the two actors getting a divorce ____ in the tabloids today.

The best that can be said for a company which has been making ______ profits is that, at least, it's not losing money.

Pull the ____ to make the machine work.

Having lived continents apart for ten years, it took the two brothers a lot of time to ___ again.

Trains are always crowded in Japan so people have no to _____ and shove to get on.

Susan started looking for a job the moment she finished her studies in Business Management.

Some watch mechanisms are quite ____, tedious even for a master watch smith to repair.

A group of two or more atoms constitutes a _____.

Moving to a new country may mean starting your life over ____.

Nathan's proposal to launch a new product in a two-month period was _____ rejected, as the manager felt that it was difficult to realise.

Two ____ visited our town hospital last week to record the condition of the medical equipment.

Victoria gave all sorts of _____ excuses in an attempt to justify her unfair behaviour towards her colleagues.

Last Christmas, we visited Belgium and we couldn't resist tasting its ____ chocolate.

I've never before seen anyone making such _____ preparations for spending Christmas abroad as John does.

David is thinking of setting up a small business selling a computer ______.

The students were instructed to ____ in the school yard during the fire drill.

The miners used a ____ drill to dig a deep hole in the ground.

The findings of a recent survey ____ that more people are willing to migrate than previously thought.

Today, our biology teacher showed us a drawing of a _____, which forms the basic structure of DNA.

The plumber _____ the tools he needed to fix the washing machine.

The crime lab is analysing the ____ of hair found at the crime scene.

As some of the ____ of our ladder were broken, we bought a new one.

George _____ the cable to measure its length.

Metro passengers are advised to hold the ____ when using the stairs of the escalators.

All you need to do to assemble this coffee table is ____ its legs into the holes at the back.

Frank attended a seminar _____ to meet the needs of his job.

Mrs Maples _____ her dog's leash around the tree to make sure it wouldn't leave.

Natalie ____ placed the books on the bookshelf.

Bob curled up ____ on his couch in front of the fireplace.