Neither of the girls _______ present yesterday to receive the award from the minister.

Something ________ . Do you have something cooking on the stove?

Mr Tan did not know the solution so he consulted a colleague of __________.

I cannot give you any more help ________ what I have already given you so far.

The ______ you get started on this, the better it will be for you.

If the deadline is 6 p.m., it means that we must complete this _______ 6 p.m.

He is part of a special group ______ is made up of the brightest pupils in each school.

If Ai Lin had not invited you, would you _______?

I did not sleep _______ single wink last night as I had such a bad headache.

I _______ my breakfast at home when I remembered I had to go to school early that morning.

The children will be sleeping in this morning _____ they were up till very late last night.

My brother is _______ very talkative but he was pretty quiet this morning.

One of the girls _______ the latest mobile phone, to the envy of all her classmates.

I did not ________ I would meet you here.

Are you going to visit Canada _______ Mexico?

Mr Wang ______ his children to the zoo this weekend.

Luke is in ______ a surprise when he sees what we have prepared for his birthday.

You will be asked to leave _______ you abide by the rules.

If I ______ in his shoes, I would have done the same thing.

It was foolish of ________ to think that he would not be caught for his misdeed.

Since he ______ for his studies two years ago, we have not been in touch.

I do not know ______ his teacher was.

The manager, unlike the rest of his staff, _______ arrogant and unfriendly.

" _______ I be allowed to visit Tina?" asked Chloe hopefully.

"I have never been _______ in my life!" exclaimed Joe.

Kate __________ in the kitchen when the doorbell rang.

You should do your work now and not put it __________ any longer.

Do you have _______ ideas to contribute to the discussion?

After the egg ______________, place it on a plate.

Do not lean _________ the fence as it is rather unstable.

This is the boy ________ the principal publicly commended yesterday.

These workbooks are ______ old to be of any use to the class.

Be careful not to upset her as she seems _________ today than ever.

Can you _______ what is inside the sack?

Could I borrow ______ eraser? I forgot to bring mine.

I can see ________ kites in the sky of various shapes and sizes.

Tim offered to help his uncle ________ funds for the organisation.

The motorist stopped _______ the side of the road, apparently waiting for someone.

Lynn managed to do well in her examinations ______ she did not seem to study very much.

I _____________ in this neighbourhood for the past ten years.

The prisoners were denied all access _______ any form of outside communication.

Esther was made to take ______ extra duties when her colleague resigned.

As the sun faded in the horizon, darkness ________ the land.

Harold certainly has _______ musical talent.

Are you able to come _______ another audition next week?

Ian said that he ______________ the function this coming weekend with his parents.

My father said that he will pick me up from school after knocking ______ from work.

We _________by our teacher to bring our calculators for the examination.

That is the correct method to solve this problem, ________?

You do not need to attend the class ______ you have something on.

The director ________ a dress rehearsal yesterday.

Siti is _______ for acting. All of us were dazzled by her brilliant performance.

The magic show is _________ as the next item on stage.

The stage crew has already _________ the props for the next scene.

The front row was _________ for the VIPs.

Jimmy _______ a university education to pursue his interest in dancing.

The musical, 'Cats', was a __________ when it came to Singapore.

Jack's career path in the music industry has been carefully ________ for him by his agent.

In Japan, people _______ the Cherry Blossom Festival by picnicking at the parks.

The Chinese bride serves tea to her husband's parents. This _______ shows that she is accepted into the family.

The wedding _______ is usually the event all guests look forward to.

Mr and Mrs Ong will host a lavish dinner to celebrate their twenty-fith wedding ___________.

The terrorists threatened to harm the contestants at the Miss World Beauty _________ if their demands were not met.

The new owners did not like the way the house was ________ so they called in an interior decorator.

Mariah was __________ by her friends for being the most outstanding graduate.

Zhenhao travelled many miles to get home for the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's ________.

A few new cases of SARS have been reported in China, but there has been no sign of a widespread __________.

One of the reasons for birds, mosquitoes and other living things bringing in more diseases is due to climatic changes that are driving them into new ________.