1. For crying out ________ how many times do I have to tell you how to work that machine?

2. As she was on a very dangerous mission for the government she had to keep ________ about what she did for a living.

3. As far as I'm concerned to be away from traffic, phones and radios on holiday is perfect bliss because to me silence is ________ .

4. Right. What's this? Oh no, you're ________ me out of the firm.

5. To be honest I was feeling a bit ________ down.

6. As a child she would burst into tears at every problem and so she soon got known as a regular ________ at school.

7. The rescuers tried desperately to listen out for people trapped in the wreckage but sadly the cries of those trapped were ________ .

8. It really was a large and spacious garden but it cried out ________ something colourful to be planted.

9. It really is a crying ________ that after all that money has been spent, the project is now being abandoned.

10. Our leading actor is unable to come on the stage at the moment because he is ________ with emotion.