1. Last week I ________ that book you wanted in a small shop.

2. If you want to join that club, you have to ________ a form and send it to your secretary.

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

4. The two companies have decided to ________ because they believe that their combined resources will produce greater profits.

5. At certain times of the year your shares will ________ a good profit but you must also be prepared for them to go down in value.

6. What sort of ________ of time would you stay with us if we offered you the job?

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

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

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

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