1. Now, I must insist as your supervisor if you really want to ________ on in your career, you must tell me the truth.

2. The reason for this is possibly that you thought it was a ________ but in fact it is a tragedy.

3. Well, I don't think that's a very good reason and you must ________ up with a better explanation.

4. Don't worry I'm sure it's only ________ and that he'll soon recover before the next performance.

5. You see throughout our ________ season we have never received so much laughter as we have from you.

6. Right. What's this? Oh no, you're ________ me out of the firm.

7. I'm all in favour of ambition but I think when he says he'll be a millionaire by the time he's 25, he's simply crying for the ________ .

8. It really is a crying ________ that after all that money has been spent, the project is now being abandoned.

9. As a child she would burst into tears at every problem and so she soon got known as a regular ________ at school.

10. Thank you for your honesty. Now ________ up that piece of paper.