Exercise 29. Complete the sentences using one of the words from the above task (in some cases more than variant is possible).
1. After the election, the huge ___ danced in the street. 2. The refugees sat in a small, tight ___ underneath some trees. 3. The first prize was a ___ of cheap saucepans. 4 The school is closed because the ___ are on strike. 5. The theatre ___ benefited from a government grant. 6. Following an outbreak of BSE, a ___ of cows has been destroyed. 7. The company processed a ___ of orders. 8. A ___ of football fans wandered around the street breaking shop windows. 9. Half the ___of the film were nominated for Oscars. 10. They threw the weapons in a ___ on the ground. 11. A small ___ of people petitioned the Prime Minister outside his house. 12. The ___ of fish that had been caught were deemed inedible owing to pollution in the water. 13. We were all surprised when our dog gave birth to a ___ of puppies. 14. Cabin ___ on aircraft are drilled in safety procedure. 15. As winter approaches, the ___ of geese fly south to warmer climes. 16. Half the football ___ were sent off in disgrace. 17. The stars had difficulty making their way through the ___ of people outside the cinema. 18. A ___ of soldiers from the Third Infantry have been charged with human rights abuses. 19. The immigrant arrived clutching nothing but a ___ of personal possessions. 20. A ___ of flowers is always an acceptable gift if you visit someone. 21. We were unable to open the door because a ___ of boxes was blocking it. 22. The women fell on the surprised burglar like a ___ of wild dogs. 23. The harvest was destroyed by a huge ___ of insects.