1. I do ________ I could speak English well.

2. Fear showed in the eyes of the young man, while the old man looked tired and ________.

3. She was very ________ when I told her my pet dog had died.

4. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________ on what he says.

5. I was so ________ in my book that I didn’t hear the doorbell ring.

6. I feel so sleepy, I can hardly ________ my eyes open.

7. She didn’t ________ doing the washing up, as she hadn’t wanted to go out anyway.

8. Even the most detached and indifferent spectator can be ________ away by enthusiasm at a horserace.

9. He lost his ________ when the policeman stopped him.

10. Mary is very ________ because she has failed her examination.

11. When children saw him, they were all in deep ______.

12. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons ________ from his coat.

13. She’s a very selfish person who doesn’t show much ______ for others.

14. Bill doesn’t ________ what people say about him.

15. The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.

16. I should be very _______ if you would post this letter for me.

17. You can’t ________ how frightened I was when I first saw an elephant.

18. He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________ out of his money.