1. The reason for the ________ in the economy is because there is a great deal of uncertainty at the moment.

2. At the moment we are experiencing some cash ________ problems because little money is coming in.

3. This sport centre has largely been ________ by money that has come from the national lottery.

4. ________ on the stockmarket just before Christmas is usually very slow.

5. If you ________ with me, I'll go and see whether we have that in your size.

6. When you are setting out to ________ new customers in an advertisement, choose the right words.

7. Are you aware of the latest ________ in children's clothing?

8. When you go to an auction and you want to buy a particular item, you can simply make a ________ for it.

9. I prefer to deal in ________ cash rather than cheques.

10. The ________ of alcohol is not allowed in any of the company's premises in order to present a clean image.