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

2. When you retire, you should get a pension and a ________ sum from your employers.

3. You can see the sun if you look at the roof through the sky________ .

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

5. They were experiencing the first storm since the voyage started, the wind was so fast that the ship ________ and people from the deck started falling out of it in the open sea.

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

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

8. The lights went out and Jane ________ about the room looking for a candle to burn.

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

10. 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.