1. The critics ________ to praise the work of this director whatever films he makes.

2. The film was the first to show conditions in which poor people lived and as such was to ________ future directors.

3. As soon as they heard what had happened, they ________ it their business to find out the truth.

4. We really can't delay any more with our plans and must ________ down to business as soon as possible.

5. You have to have a really ________ mind in order to get your head round some of today's computing technology.

6. The only reason for them going to the cinema on that day was to find some form of ________ .

7. The great advantage of having an external zip drive is that you can use it as an extra means of ________ .

8. Although they had high hopes that they would be successful, they ________ out of business within six months.

9. You may be interested to know that we are holding a ________ in the centre of our town this weekend.

10. I heard of a new company today with which we should co-operate and ________ business with.