1. It must have come as a great shock to get the sack but I'm afraid you'll just have to accept it and bite the ________ .

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

3. We ate our sandwiches and for the ________ of the journey we enjoyed looking at the scenery.

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

5. My advice to you is to resist saying anything at the moment and simply bite your ________ .

6. 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.

7. At the end of her first year it was ________ to everyone that as the new boss she had been totally accepted.

8. On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was ________ empty.

9. Employees were beginning to receive ________ for the hard work that they had been doing.

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