1. As far as I'm concerned his explanation was useless as it merely ________ the issue.

2. Turn on the television and look at the current news programme and you will find everyone discussing the ________ issue of the day.

3. We thought it was a good idea to take some sandwiches with us so that we'd have something to eat for the ________ of the journey.

4. Some of the longest serving staff actually looked ________ to coming into work.

5. I think he'll succeed but it's a lot of work and sometimes he feels he's bitten off more than he can ________ .

6. I can't believe that he's turning against his own parents it's like biting the hand that ________ you.

7. I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually ________ here.

8. Before we knew what had happened we had left our ________ village behind and were in the middle of the big city.

9. Although many people wanted to remain ________ to her predecessor, they soon started to respect her style of managment.

10. The other advantage of this particular service is that by and large the trains are ________ .