1. All employees are kindly requested to ________ from smoking in the presence of customers.

2. You are never too young to start ________ some money in a savings account.

3. The one big fear of all world economies is that of ________ .

4. I need to find some kind of chemical that will ________ the weeds in the garden.

5. If ever you find you have an unexpected expense, you can always ________ some money from your savings.

6. I was pleased to receive your response to my proposal but there are one or two points that need ________ .

7. As so few members had turned up at the meeting, it was decided to ________ it until further notice.

8. When spring comes, people often feel inclined to ________ their houses.

9. Describe how you would describe ________ in five years'time.

10. Thirty years ago this kind of informality would not have been ________ .