1. I have never ________ her before.

2. I won a lot of money by betting on that horse but it was simply a case of ________ luck.

3. I read the ________ of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.

4. As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the ________ of the end.

5. The brothers will ________ school both together at the end of this year.

6. You could tell the time by him because he always ________ work at exactly the same time every day.

7. I should explain that he finds it very difficult to follow your conversation because he is very hard of ________ .

8. You must not drink and then ________ a car.

9. The police officer told the children always to tell the ________ .

10. I have been ________ strange stories about you recently but I do hope that there is no substance in them.