1.  Lawyers ______ such high fees, but they never seem to be short of clients.

2.  These people are very ______, very organized and excellent time managers.

3.  Julian says he hopes to get a job and find a way to ______ a college education.

4.  The general public did not have confidence that the government would be able to ______ this difficult job.

5.  The argument was settled in a way that was ______ to both sides.

6.  I would ______ it if you could turn down your radio a little bit.

7.  I would like to find a job in a(n) ______ company after I graduate.

8.  The mother couldn't help laughing at her little boy's ______ appearance.

9.  It is really ______ that she didn't get promoted just because of her skin color.

10.  We have to be patient and determined enough to ______ difficulties at hand.

11.  The project has been ______ by the local government for lack of public resources.

12.  If you have a lot of things to do, just make a list and ______ them in order of importance.

13.  I think she is right, but ______ I am not completely sure.

14.  The management ______ their workers from accepting tips from customers.

15.  Hearing his comforting words, I felt a huge wave of ______ inside me and couldn't help crying.

16.  After the party, the mother needed some ______ to help with the washing-up in the kitchen.

17.  The factory has now earned a large amount of foreign money, because there has been an increase in ______ trade during the past few years.

18.  Thanks to the great efforts made by police, crime has been on the ______ in the past few years.

19.  I assume that as my husband he will be covered by my health ______ plan.

20.  The discovery seems to ______ that people lived here over 10,000 years ago.

1.  After twenty years as a chain smoker, he ______ the habit.

2.  It was clear that much of what he said was ______ the truth. Anyone with common sense would have a hard time believing it.

3.  You have to ______ small children, since they can not tell the difference between right and wrong.

4.  He was so ill that he was unable to ______ what was going on.

5.  I'm doing this to create circumstances under which we can ______ each other easily.

6.  Sandy's father could not stand the offensive music, so he asked her to it ______.

7.  He is busy ______, giving lectures and working on the textbook.

8.  She asked the students who were working in the dark classroom why they hadn't ______ the lights ______.

9.  Perhaps listening to light music may ______ some of the knots in your stomach.

10.   They ______ a serious discussion for several hours without reaching any important decisions.

11.  What one thinks and feels is ______ mainly tradition, habit, and education.

12.  In the thick forest, you'll see ______ tall trees and other plants.

13.  Why didn't you ask him to prepare for the test ______? He could have done it better.

14.  There have been ______ in the old man's life, but on the whole his fortunes have grown.

15.  Once my mother ______ to do something, it will be very hard to stop her.

16.  His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to ______ any activities outside of class.

17.  Sitting motionlessly at his desk for quite a while, Robert thought hard but could not ______ a solution to the problem.

18.  ______ everyone here, I'd like to thank our special guest for his interesting speech.

19.  I promise they can get their pay ______, before next Monday at the latest.

20.  In our letter we offered to give him the job, and soon after he ______ accepting our offer.