1. During his speech, he made a/an ________ to the lateness of the hour.

2. The judge promised to ________ the matter himself.

3. The father was furious at the son but was ________ by the mother.

4. The police had to use force to ________ the violence.

5. A large number of men and women ________ their lives for winning us our independence.

6. Chocolates are the real ________ of most people who want to lose weight.

7. I am not quite sure if he is genuinely unwell. I think he is ________ a migraine to avoid the exam.

8. She has ________ a lot of sufferings.

9. All of a sudden the gun ________

10. The roof of a house ________ the sun and the rain.