The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water ________ that has persisted for over two months.

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

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

I’m afraid we got our ___________crossed. I thought my husband would be picking up the children and hethought I was doing it.

Hanoi is one of the most ________ populated cities that has been faced with severe unemployment andenvironmental pollution.

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

Should you fail, the sacrifices made by your family would be meaningless and reside _______

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

Once the kids have all ________ the nest, we will sell this house and move somewhere smaller.

He was asked to _______ for his presence at the scene of the crime

It seems that they had had a ________ row, as she had locked him out of the apartment all night long

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

He said that he would take care of his children but his words didn’t _______ with his deeds

When I got stuck in the dark elevator on my own, I was scared out of my ________.

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