) When he was presented with a prize for his latest book he was lost for .......... . ? thoughts ? speech ? words ? talk

The applicant was asked to supply two .......... references from previous employers. ? character ? personality ? individual ? human

Mark has friends in high ........ and should be able to get the funding we need for the project. ? places ? spots ? levels ? areas

) During the discussion the speaker showed an excellent .......... of all the issues. ? knowledge ? grasp ? comprehension ? skill

Although he held some strong opinions he eventually had to .......... down and admit he was wrong. ? move ? wear ? back ? roll

He's quite arrogant and likes to make himself .......... to be the company's best sales person. ? out ? up ? away ? in

My parents contributed a ______ amount of money to the fund.

Train ..... are due to go up yet again next year. ? costs ? prices ? fares ? rates

) I wish you hadn't told me that about him. It puts me in a difficult .......... . ? position ? spot ? fix ? quandary

I thought running a marathon would be just like a half marathon but in fact it was a completely different ........ of fish. ? tray ? pan ? kettle ? pot

He brings the .......... touch to a very impersonal business. ? human ? spirit ? individual ? character

Getting the computer repaired set me ........ quite a lot of money. ? away ? behind ? back ? off

Their business plan didn't quite work out so the team had to go back to the ......... board. ? writing ? drawing ? planning ? sketching