Silence ______ the theatre as the audience awaited the opening curtain with expectation and excitement.

Scientists warn that many of the world’s great cities are _____ flooding.

The government is aiming ______ 50% reduction _____ unemployment

The world’s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _____.

Many young people in rural areas don`t want to spend their lives on the farm like ______ parents.

The trouble with James is that he never ______ on time for a meeting.

When the kids asked him about his girlfriend, he’d go as red as a _____.