The birthday cake had a ___ of wild cherries on its top layer.

We made changes in this week's ___, starting all meetings at 2pm instead of 1pm.

This charity protects children from __ and provides them with care and facilities.

We're going to need some __ pipes to withstand the weight of the trucks on the road above.

I find that __ makes my reumatological pains worse.

The walls of these house are always __ so the owner needs to find a solution soon.

If the screen has frozen, try __ your computer.

It took Mark 2 years to complete his Sociology __ for his academic degree.

I think I 've been ___. This book costs $15 not $20.

My phone has __ again - I think I 'll need to buy a new one.

Many animals could become ___ and disappear form the planet due to the environmental pollution.

I have to write a 10,000 word ___ on modern English poetry.

Vegetables need to be washed carefully since the ___ are still on their skin.

Insect ___ are quite effective yet they contain hazardous chemicals.

When he was young, he had a ___ that made him mispronounce some words.

All __ are represented in the Olympic rings by different colours.

Her father is a __ author who is known for his excellent quality of writing.

The government ___ the much needed changes in the education system before anything else.

He's such a ___ musician - he can play jazz, rock or classical music.

Try new things once in a while to get out of your ___ of familiar routines.

The designer can __ the robot to sit, run or dance.

Ann ___ all day, surfing the Net instead of writing her school essay.

When I say "I'm starving", I'm not speaking ___ - I just mean I'm very hungry.

Some kids are __ by peers to smoke, drink or do drugs even though they may not want to.

The power grid is going to explode - ___ to turn it off!

There may be a[n] ___ between the government's planned tax icrease and bonuses for teachers and doctors.

These are the kids' ___ representations of their feelings for their parents.

He has a[n] ___ sense of his own importance.

From the plane's window, I could see how the country is ___ by huge highways and railway lines.

You are ___ to pay part of the rent when you share a flat with other people.

___ has it that Mr. Smith once worked as a secret agent for the CIA!

Some people look for ___ properties, away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.

___, she lost her mother right after she had given birth to her first child.

He has no ___ of the hurt his cruel remarks cause.

Any food that ___ on the plates can be given to the dog.

___ the stained white blouse in cold water with a little vinegar.

It's said that the ___ between mother and child can never be broken.

The ___ of the work has been done - all we need to do is check the spelling and punctuation.

This was the first '__' computer operating system that met the needs of all computer users.

The latest figures don't ___ the predictions which experts made a month ago.

Please ___ of all your rubbish by placing it in the plastic bag provided.

Problems may ___ at a later point if employees are not given clear instructions.

Chop the vegetables ___ - you don't want really small pieces.

The ability to speak is __ and does not need to be taught.

This music is very ___ to sleep, don't you find?

I 've been quite ___ to getting sick since I was a baby.

The contents' page was ___ left out of the first edition of the book.

Mr. Phillips is ___ from his position as treasurer of the society.

A ___ of cars was following the president's limousine.

Her brain was ___ because of the medication and she couldn't understand very well.

Mary ___ for the fastest typist in the office.

My grandpa often ___ about the happy times when he was a little boy.

He's a ___ tennis star whose name you should look out for the future.

Nick ___ the inner peace of the main character with the war which is fought around her.

His behaviour only goes to ___ why he is a role model for eveyone else.

Peter acted ___ by taking the students safely out of the classroom before the fire spread.

To work as a lawyer, you need to be strong and ___, in order to overcome the many difficulties you will face.

The committee ___ of the amendment and it is now part of the society's constitution.

His achievement - running 1 mile in 4 minutes - ___ to the achievements of today's athletes.

The ruling was found to ___ the defendant's rights and he was allowed to go free.

Critics who expressed their doubts at the ___ of the program have been proven right.

Somebody had ___ with the brakes on his car and crashed into a tree.

Your request for a transfer to another school is ____.

The fire destroyed all our data - we're going to have to start our experiments again ___.

The government's plans to sell off public - owned services have met with a huge ___ from voters.

The squid belongs to a ___ of the mollusk family.

Attempts to locate undersea gas and oil in the Aegean __ already___.

One popular __ of modern smartphones is the selfie camera.

We can't find him anywhere - he seems to have __!

This species of mammal can only survive in a ___ climate.

The government's decision will have ___ consequences for this country's defense strategy.

Annual rainfall has ___ wildly over the last 10 years, with some years seeing 10 inches and others less than 2.