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. This is my favourite dress but since I've lost a lot of weight it needs to be ________ before I put it on.

3. Accounts ________ shows how much money your customers owe you.

4. In order to cash a check you must ________ it, or in other words sign the back.

5. Marriage completely ________ his character.

6. In the USA working over 40 hours per week is considered overtime. For each hour of overtime in the USA you receive your hourly ________ multiplied time 1 1/2.

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

8. The customary manner in which a business analyzes and records its ________ is by first entering them into a journal.

9. John finds it hard to find a permanent job; he's been ________ from one job to another for as long as I can remember.

10. An ________ check is one that you have written and deducted from your checkbook balance but has not yet cleared the bank.