Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all the sentences.

1. ___electricity__________
- The hydroelectric plant provides .................. for half the island’s population.
- All the houses now have ..................
- Metals conduct .................. well.
- Her .................. was cut off when she didn’t pay her bill.
- More than a million customers lost .................. following the flooding.
2. ____offer_________
- They refused our .................. of help.
- The council do cheap ..................s on compost bins.
- I got the conditioner in a free .................. with my shampoo.
- Your first order is delivered free as an introductory ..................
- You have a number of bargains on ..................
3. ____bite_________
- Holmes immediately spotted two .................. marks on the neck of the victim which he
thought might have been left by a snake of some kind.
- Don’t .................. the hand that feeds you. It was I who got you promoted and now, Ron,
you’re plotting behind my back. Shame on you!
- “Fred, can I have some of your apple?” “Sure. Have a ..................”
4. _test____________
- The aim of this task is to .................. your knowledge of vocabulary.
- The drug company has decided not to .................. its products on animals in future.
- In order to .................. out his new theory, the scientist has taken over the university
laboratory.
5. _____positive________
- I’m absolutely .................. the horse will win the race. There’s no doubt about it.
- It came as a shock to her husband when she tested .................. for a sexually transmitted
disease.
- The guru stresses the power of ................... thinking in his lectures, saying it helps to
overcome problems and reduce strain.
6. _____support________
- The latest evidence doesn’t .................. the initial assumptions. We need to change the way
we’ve thought about the process.
- I’m really grateful to you for your affection and .................. I received throughout the
recovery.
- Chris had to work hard as he had a wife and three children to ...................
7. ____side_________
- The flip .................. of nationalism is racism.
- She like men who do not hide their feminine ...................
- I had nothing to do with the financial .................. of the company.
- What can we do on the supply .................. to make this market more competitive?
8. ______mark_______
- She looked scruffy in her tattered coat with a big dirty .................. on the sleeve.
- The town’s anniversary was round the corner. To .................. the occasion, the officials built
a huge bridge spanning the two banks of the river.
- You’ve forgotten to put an exclamation .................. in this sentence. Such a mistake may
cost you dear in the exam.
9. ___cross__________
- It is easy. You have to .................. out unnecessary words in some of the sentences.
- The vehicle looked a bit strange at the show. It was a .................. between a car and a
motorcycle.
- It didn’t .................. his mind that Louise was a spy working for the Israelis.
10. ____burst_________
- The villagers are worried that the river may .................. its banks this year. Last year vast
areas of farmland were under water.
- It was a surgical strike. When the missile hit the target the building .................. into flames.
- Suddenly, the door .................. open and a group of masked men rushed into the bank.