Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. A box in which a dead person is buried is a ________.

2. Unless we ________ our water resources, there may come a time when our supplies of clean water are completely exhausted.

3. We heard her ________ to her little brother.

4. If I ________ the flu I would have gone with you.

5. Give me the message to ________ is at the desk!

6. If we are thinking of having a day in the country, I should like to listen to the weather ________.

7. I bought a single ticket only on the bus, but my friend bought a ________ one.

8. To get money for some purpose is to ________.

9. He always wore a shirt with an open ________.