Fill each of the blanks with a suitable word or phrase.

1. Linda didn’t tell Charles the truth .......................................................... upsetting him.

2. It was so quiet that one ............................................. a pin drop.

3. My car is at .............................................. whenever you like.

4. The parcel .................................... to her house by the time Rossie arrived home from the shop.

5. Don’t get too down-hearted try and ............................................ bright side.

6. If only I ........................................ spent so much money yesterday.

7. Although we were ............................................. we decided to carry on up to the summit of the mountain.

8. With a new spell-check programme on my computer, it’s virtually .................................. make a spelling mistake.

9. As it turned out, we .................................................... the fire brigade because the fire went out by itself before they arrived.

10. I’ve been ringing her all morning but so far I .............................................. through.