1. George Turnip was a highly respected vegetarian but the press were making serious ......... about him.

accusations

insinuations

intimations

allegations

2. George denied everything and said he would ......... any newspaper which dared to print stories about him.

sow

see

sue

sew

3. George had a very well paid contract with a television advertiser of garden peas and he didn't want to fall out ......... the company.

of

with

over

under

4. The contract stated that he would never eat any meat ..........

whatsoever

whosoever

howsoever

whichsoever

5. Wherever George went, journalists would follow him to try and find a way to ......... him.

exhort

exercise

expose

extract

6. Even in his own house he was not safe because cameras would ......... on him.

spy

speak

spook

spoof

7. Once he was photographed eating in his dining room and the caption read: 'A picture of a ......... eating sausages'.

freak

frump

frame

fraud

8. As it turned out these were not sausages but in fact very big carrots and the photographer had to pay enormous ..........

harms

hurts

damages

injuries

9. In the end the pressure became too much for George and he confessed his ......... secret.

guilt

guilty

gilt

gilded

10. He admitted eating a meat pie every day. As the news headlines announced: '......... vegetarian eats his own words'.

Bogus

Bonus

Bulbous

Bilious

11. I don't care what you say, I reckon I could beat you at chess ......... day of the week.

some

any

each

every

12. At the ......... of the day it's what you believe in that's important.

start

beginning

finish

end

13. It's getting late now and I'm very tired so I think we'll ......... it a day.

name

describe

call

label

14. After all the discussions and debates it was our speaker who ......... the day.

scored

won

found

ended

15. It just didn't stop raining throughout our holiday, day in day ..........

over

under

up

out

16. Don't worry your bad luck will soon end. Remember every ......... has its day.

dog

cat

mouse

rat

17. After a very long engagement Mike and Mary decided at last to ......... the day.

state

mention

name

hold

18. It wasn't long ago when I last saw her — it was only the ......... day.

recent

last

final

other

19. I don't know exactly when we'll go but we really must visit them one of ......... days.

this

these

that

those

20. Despite all the problems and difficulties Charlie turned up at the last minute and ......... the day.

caught

hit

saved

took