1. The first ......... was to hold the event in the open air but that posed many problems.

ideal

notion

plan

sketch

2. This proposal was soon discarded because we might find difficulty with the local ..........

regulations

rulings

rules

regulars

3. After a lot of discussion we decided to hire a professional to ......... us.

enable

empower

devote

assist

4. The first thing she recommended was for us to ......... all the people who were involved.

combine

conduct

coordinate

conduce

5. The next thing we needed to work out was the exact ......... of the area that we needed in order to present the event.

diversions

directions

diagonals

dimensions

6. In view of the large number of people the ......... of a parking area was considered very important.

proximity

approximate

prominence

profession

7. After a great deal of discussion a ......... was eventually found, which seemed to be what was wanted.

sight

site

seat

sighting

8. At this stage it was clear that they had to know the ......... number of people who were going to attend.

full

defined

determined

exact

9. Invitations were sent out and in ......... the response was quite good.

all

general

common

ordinary

10. Unfortunately the event was never ......... because no one had considered the reaction of the local people to the noise of a loud pop concert.

put up

given

staged

taken

11. It was necessary to telephone ......... enquiries before we could get the number to ring up the railway station.

dictionary

directory

survey

compendium

12. We thought it was a good idea to take some sandwiches with us so that we'd have something to eat for the ......... of the journey.

lasting

period

timing

duration

13. As one of our party was over 60 she was ......... to a reduction in the price of the ticket.

allowed

given

granted

entitled

14. I suppose as we live in a very rural area, we are lucky that a train service actually ......... here.

operates

works

functions

takes

15. Mind you the cost of travel is very high and ......... went up again last month.

stages

periods

fares

admissions

16. All you can say is that the high price is somewhat ......... by being able to get to a large city quickly.

upset

overturned

highlighted

offset

17. The other advantage of this particular service is that by and large the trains are ..........

timely

punctual

pointed

exact

18. On the day we travelled most people had decided to stay at home as the train was ......... empty.

considerably

related

reliable

relatively

19. We ate our sandwiches and for the ......... of the journey we enjoyed looking at the scenery.

remainder

remaining

remained

remains

20. Before we knew what had happened we had left our ......... village behind and were in the middle of the big city.

removed

far

remote

released