1. Poor Mary was a bit of a ________ at the dance.

2. Since that package contains valuable items, you must send it by ________ post.

3. As there are so many dishes on the menu, would you like me to ________ something to eat?

4. I think it would be a good idea to ________ in your letter that you have worked in that type of business previously.

5. Everything in the ________ is lovely.

6. They simply couldn't decide which restaurant to choose and so in the end they took a vote and the ________ decided on a Chinese one.

7. Never look a gift horse in the ________ .

8. There was a great discussion about which particular type of cuisine the guests would choose and finally they reached a ________ and settled on the set menu.

9. Let ________ dogs lie.

10. He led her up the garden ________ .