1. I only left my car on double yellow lines for 5 minutes and now I've got a $1,000 ____ to pay.

2. My speech isn't ready yet but I'll have time to prepare it ___ the journey.

3. He enjoyed playing computer games at first, but after ____ he got bored with them.

4. The advantage of the hand free devices is that you can answer the smartphones ____ holding the device.

5. You drove right at me! Were you trying to ___ me down, or what?

6. I'm afraid I didn't hear the doorbell when you rang. I ___ in the garden at the time.

7. If you want to ___ the date on that cheque, you'll have to sign your name as well, or the bank won't accept it.

8. ___ how hard I work, I never seem to get any praise.

9. Each student must be ___ for his or her own belongings.

10. I have two assistants in my department and we work together as a ___ .

11. He soon realised that his girlfriend's only interest was ___ his money.

12. I wouldn't mind if he ddin't ___ me like servant.

13. I was so worried about the news that I couldn't concentrate ___ my work.

14. The watch I bought is fine but the strap won't go round my ___.

15. ___ we do the same work, she earns more than I do.