1. There was no changing her mind as she was quite ________ about her decision and wouldn't consider any alternative.

2. It's no good ________ your head in the sand, you'll have to face the truth in the end.

3. Before she knew what had happened a man suddenly fell on her ________ across and stealing her handbag.

4. If you ________ your enterprise on sand, it's certain to fail eventually.

5. Henry: Certainly not! I'm not going to let ________ be scared by some stupid crank.

6. In order to get children to go to sleep, parents sometimes say that the sand ________ will soon come and put sand in their eyes.

7. People often ask her how she manages to stay slim and she always tells them she is very careful in the amount she eats to the point of being ________ .

8. He always follows that old ________ : early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

9. Man's voice: Oh, good morning. I want to warn you about a bomb...Henry: A bomb? Where? Hello! We've been ________ off. Operator! Operator! Operator!

10. It was quite obvious that he was drunk because he couldn't finish his sentences and his speech was not ________ .