Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Type your answer into the box and click "Check". If you need to click on "Hints" to help you. If you use "Hints" your mark will be reduced.
I was sitting at the next table to them so I couldn’t _________ overhearing their conversation.
My financial situation is pretty bad anyway, so this unexpected bill doesn’t exactly _________.
I wish you wouldn’t _________ yourself to my CDs without asking me first.
Don’t cheat, you’ve just put a card down and it’s my _________ now.
I’m exhausted because it’s been very busy at work and I’ve been on the _________ all day.
Daniel had a _________ at fixing the washing machine but he couldn’t make it work properly.
They _________ to lose a lot of money if they are forced to close down their business.
He has treated me very badly for a long time and I think that the time has now come for me to _________ up to him.
Wendy is extremely selfish and she can’t _________ it when she doesn’t get her own way.
In a united _________ of defiance, the protesters refused to disperse when ordered to do so by the police.
The burglars were in the _________ of breaking in when he spotted them and called the police.
His _________ was not well received by the audience and he left the stage to total silence.
If you wait outside the building at six o’clock, I’ll _________ you up in the car.
He obviously wanted to _________ a fight with me but I refused to react to his aggressive behaviour.
Most fans regarded him as one of the best players in the country and were astonished when the selectors didn’t _________ him for the national team.