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

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

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

4. I ________ to the concert every Monday on the radio and I imagine I am there listening to it in person.

5. He thought they would all share the cost of the meal but unfortunately he ________ up paying for everybody.

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

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

9. I'm terribly sorry but I ________ what you said just now and I wonder if you could repeat it.

10. He sometimes pretends he can't ________ a single word you are saying but all the time he's taking it all in.