1. Now will you please ________ me and pay attention to what I'm saying because it's very important.

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

3. It didn't take long for the children to ________ off the cakes and pastries that had not been eaten at the party.

4. My car very rarely ________ first time when the weather is really cold.

5. I can't ________ to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.

6. Do what you like, I really don't ________ .

7. To most people it seemed like a long and successful relationship and so it was a great surprise to learn that they had ________ with each other.

8. Who would like to ________ off the debate?

9. When you first meet someone, you usually shake them ________ the hand.

10. I ________ attentively to the lecture on philosophy but I still didn't understand much of it.