1. Harris: Oh, dear! I'm afraid there's been a misunderstanding. I didn't have time to finish my sentence. You see, I ________ some farmers planning to break up your meeting.Henry: I don't see what all this has got to do with a bomb.Harris: Well, if we hadn't been cut off I was going to warn you about a bombardment of tomatoes!

2. Liabilities either have a credit or no ________ at all.

3. Journal entries are entered in ________ order, meaning by date, with the earliest date first.

4. ________ pay is what an employee earns before deductions.

5. ________ pay is what an employee actually receives after deductions.

6. If the wind doesn't ________ to the west, it will be impossible for the cyclists to make it to the finish.

7. Till his last day Jacob was not sure whether he should ________ his will.

8. The prime objective of this business meeting is to ________ ideas about the latest project of the company.

9. Henry: You shouldn't have bothered. We can all go back home now. The police have ________ the house thoroughly and found nothing at all.Vera: Well, at least stay and eat the nice salad I've made.Henry: All right, Vera. Just so long as there are no tomatoes in it!

10. Books are all closed at the end of an accounting period. A more common term for an accounting period is a ________ period.