1. He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally sky________ .

2. At the interview all the candidates were shown round the building but could only really catch a ________ of the sort of work being carried out.

3. Interest ________ are at their lowest level since the 1950's.

4. The heavily loaded wagon ________ along the old cobbled road.

5. The ________ of staff doing physical exercises before the start of the day is well established in Japanese companies.

6. The little boy ________ and almost fell down while chasing the ball, but he regained his balance again.

7. If you cannot get a job and remain ________ for a long period, you can claim some money from the state.

8. Have you noticed how much more the price of petrol is today? It's really sky ________ now.

9. I think you're either mad or very brave to jump out of a plane and wait some time before opening your parachute in a sky________ .

10. On her retirement she was given a substantial cheque in ________ of all the work she had done over the last 20 years.