1. If his company takes ________ ours, they'll have a monopoly.

2. The result of this was that we were held ________ for six hours in the departure lounge waiting for the end of the dispute.

3. These baggage handlers had decided they didn't want to ________ our cases on to the plane.

4. By the time the plane took off as you can ________ we were all tired, hungry and miserable.

5. When we eventually arrived at the hotel, we had to ________ our luggage at reception.

6. Perhaps I should explain the ________ reason for working in a restaurant as a waiter in preparation for a marketing job.

7. Dear all, just to let you know that we reached our ________ after a dramatic start.

8. Working under pressure always brings ________ the best in him.

9. On the last day of our holiday the manager of the hotel greeted us ________ from ear to ear to inform us that our luggage had arrived at reception!See you soonMeggy and Tom.

10. Dear Sir, having read your advertisement, I should like to ________ this letter as my application for the post of marketing manager.