1. He didn't really give speeches because he used to scream and shout and you could hear him ________ a hundred meters down the road.

2. It's no good ________ your head in the sand, you'll have to face the truth in the end.

3. You'll soon get used to his funny ways as it's one of the ________ of his personality.

4. Andrew: That makes the whole business even more sinister. Look here, Henry, one day won't make all that much difference. I'll tell people that you've ________ your voice or something.

5. He always follows that old ________ : early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

6. People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being ________ .

7. Children often go down to the seaside and use their buckets and spades to make sand ________ .

8. Man's voice: Oh, good morning. I want to warn you about a bomb...Henry: A bomb? Where? Hello! We've been ________ off. Operator! Operator! Operator!

9. The sands of ________ are running out and you'll have to hurry up.

10. At half past eight Henry was in conference with his election agent, Andrew Higgins, at party headquarters.Andrew: If you want my opinion, I suggest you cancel all your engagements for today and wait until the police get to the ________ of the matter.