Complete the blanks with one missing word.

01. Servicing a large car such as a Cadillac or Mercedes costs lots ............................. money.

02. After the cow died, its calf was brought ............................. by the farmer's children.

03. I've looked ............................. for my keys and simply cannot find them.

04. The reason I failed is that I did not work hard ............................. .

05. You need a ............................. of scissors to cut open the packet.

06. Don't keep it to yourself. ............................. me the secret.

07. She had a party ............................ her birthday.

08. I haven't been on holiday ............................. the year before last.

09. I would like to diet but I am a little too fond ............................. chocolate.

10. Let's pay separately. You pay for your ticket and I'll pay for .............................

11. That is the woman ............................. handbag was stolen in the tube train.

12. Believe it or ............................., P G Wodehouse is the most entertaining author I've ever read.

13. In spite ............................ working until the early hours of the morning, he still didn't finish his work.

14. How long have you ............................. living in London?

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