1. Remember when you stop work and ________

2. We all set out together early in the morning in different cars but ours broke down and nobody bothered to look for us so we were left ________ and dry.

3. For goodness'sake hurry up because if we don't ________ cracking soon we'll miss the bus.

4. As it's still very warm outside I recommend you leave your swimming things in the garden to let them dry ________ .

5. The main ________ of stationery for the office suddenly announced there would be an overall increase in their prices.

6. Staff are always encouraged to work by themselves and whenever they meet a problem, they should use their own ________ .

7. The chief administrative officer disliked lack of attention to detail and insisted that such mistakes should never ________ .

8. Well, I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with the exhibition after all the praise it's received it isn't all it's cracked ________ to be.

9. Under the new ________ arrangements coming into force soon all employees can decide what time to start and when to finish.

10. We're not quite sure how it will work so today we're having a dry ________ to find out if there are any problems.