________ the concert had begun did we realize what a splendid show it was going to be.

The student found the novel _______. It provided him with so much information about the subject.

It is useful to science _______ the earth as an object in space.

________ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountains do not seem high at all.

The terrible noise is ______ me mad.

Sixty per cent of television viewers chose him as their _______ actor.

Take it ______. It is nothing but a joke.

The engine has broken and the boat is ______ on the water.

The farmer had to wear heavy boots in the winter because the fields were too wet and________.

Attendance at football matches have _____ since the coming of television.