1. By the end of this year I realize I ________ writing tests for three years now.

2. As a new employee she's very anxious to do the right thing and hopes that her new project ________ with the approval of her boss.

3. In ________ to prevent any industrial espionage all employees had to sign a document preventing them from talking about their work.

4. No-one ________ believe your story when you tell them.

5. That programme is so boring that it's like watching paint ________ .

6. ________ ever heard of this writer before?

7. The government are erecting concrete blocks around the Houses of Parliament to ________ the buildings against possible terrorist attacks.

8. It doesn't matter what position you hold in society everyone is ________ to the same laws.

9. As a ________ of the district she had absolutely no difficulty in understanding the local dialect.

10. The boss wants you to explain why there is a discrepancy in the figures and ________ for the sudden drop in profits.