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

2. They really need to keep a check on the stationery supplies as they've run ________ A4 paper once again.

3. He was sad at the sight of the old woman ________ down to the store every morning.

4. The footballer twisted his ankle and ________ to the bench to take a seat.

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

6. 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.

7. Although this antique clock hasn't been working for ages now it looks to me that its big hand is ________ from time to time.

8. There is still an outstanding ________ on that account, which must be paid in 30 days.

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

10. We will make no ________ for the catalogue, which you can take with our compliments.