Mike had hoped ________ his letter.

They forgot about ________ them to join us for lunch.

I really appreciate ________ to help me, but I am sure that I will be able to manage by myself.

It's difficult to pay one's bills when prices keep ________.

We have no ________ in our files of your recent letter to the tax office.

They said they had the European rights for the product but it was a lie. They were acting under false ________.

The teacher says, "The time is up." This means that the period of time has ________.

________ we dislike him, he's efficient and we can't dismiss him.

The examiners often ________ extremely difficult questions for the literature exam.

All we see is the ________ of the iceberg; six - seventh of it are underwater.