1. I was pleased to receive your response to my proposal but there are one or two points that need .......... .

2. A report has just been .......... that gives details of the causes of this trend towards informality in the business sector.

3. According to the .......... in the report it is clear that employees under the age of 35 prefer to dress casually at work.

4. Thirty years ago this kind of informality would not have been .......... .

5. All employees are kindly requested to .......... from smoking in the presence of customers.

6. The meeting went on for three hours and as a result there was no time left to discuss all the topics on the

7. There's really no point in hoping to add important topics right at the end of the meeting under the heading of any other .......... .

8. The chairman was obliged to bring the meeting to a .......... because a fire broke out in the adjoining room.

9. It is absolutely essential that the clerk takes care to .......... any decisions that have been reached during the meeting.

10. As so few members had turned up at the meeting, it was decided to .......... it until further notice.