As the crowd continued to _______________, the situation threatened to get out of hand.

The popularity of the minister is rapidly ______________ because of his arrogance.

The final ______________ of the popular television series will be telecast tonight.

The project has been postponed ______________ due to the shortage of funds

The Japanese are admired for their _________ for hard work and their single-mindedness.

I was really amazed at his ______________ in mastering French in such short a time.

Kenneth is an intelligent student, but he has no _____________ for languages.

The police have ______________ almost all the stolen jewellery and money from the gang’s hideout.

Fortunately the terrorist’s plot to blow up the bridge was ______________ by the security forces.

When gold was first ______________ in Australia, thousands of immigrants flocked to the country.

The professor gave an ________________ of the subject at the start of his lecture.

As a result of his ________________, the company lost a lucrative contract.

The boss decided to _______________ Vernon’s mistake and give him a chance to redeem himself.

The famine was particularly _______________ that year and thousands of people died of starvation.

As the patient’s condition was _____________, the doctors decided to operate on him at once.

It is ironical that _______________ poverty still exists in our affluent society.

Young children sometimes cannot distinguish between ___________ and reality.

Such beautiful and flawless characters can only exist in __________________.

The ________________ of American military invincibility had been shattered both in the Korean War and in the Vietnam War.