Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. My uncle took ________ golf when he retired from work.

2. There was nothing to ________ him with the burglary until the police found a gold ring in his car.

3. ________ my stay in hospital, I lost twelve kilos.

4. If I had known the way to his house, I ________ him last Friday afternoon.

5. Surely David's not going to drive, ________ he?

6. ________ he wasn't feeling very well, Mr Graham went to visit his aunt as usual.

7. We have ________ good transport in my country.

8. You can trust what he says. He's a very ________ person.

9. He swatted a fly on the window and ________ the glass.

10. The trade ________ of the company is a flying horse.

11. The bus conductor told him to get off because he couldn't pay the ________.

12. If students are to understand the notice, the instructions must be ________ clearer.

13. All traffic is being ________ because of the military parades.

14. He refused to give up work, ________ he'd won a million pounds.

15. I've never had to ________ such rudeness before.

16. Yesterday the naval authorities ________ the report in Friday's newspapers that they had exploded three bombs near an unknown submarine.

17. Well I'm not surprised they are in a mess. It's not exactly ________ -shattering news.

18. The League of Nations was set ________ after the First World War.

19. sharp practices = ________.

20. When he spoke over the telephone, his voice was so ________ that I could hardly hear him.