Having lost her home, Lucy got ______ a gang of people who hang around causing trouble.

When several companies showed interest in buying the film rights to his novel, he knew he had__________.

I was in a _______ as to what to do. If I told the truth, my friends would get into trouble, but if I saidnothing I would be more in trouble

His designs at the International fashion week are ________ new trends in women’s fashion.

My father is very technologically _______. He can master a new programming language in just three days

Nowadays, students have more choices than those in the past. In addition to academic pursuits, they can optfor _______ education.

There are all kinds of giveaway which could be used ________ product samples.

Corruption has grown so widespread and sophisticated that it threatens to undermine our social ________.

I’ve just heard that argument between you and Jerry before and quite frankly it just doesn’t ________!

If the overindulged baby doesn’t get what she wants, she throws a ___________, stamping her feet andscreaming her head off.

Life is so full of both good fortune and misfortunes that you have to learn to take the rough withthe________

Leilia said she found learning to play the saxophone as easy as __________. She had a gift for it

His efforts have finally _______ fruition after days of burning the midnight oil

I’m on a diet but I'm afraid I succumbed _______ temptation and had a burger

The old town is a conservation area and it has a lot of _______ old buildings dating back to the city’sfoundation in the 1500s

Victoria Park, in east London, has played _______ to several music festivals.