Fill the blank with ONE appropriate word. 1. The economy....................in the 1990s, [the economy was very strong] 2. The company....................the product in 2002. [introduced the product] 3. The price.................poses a problem for us. [is a problem] 4. The Internet.................opportunities for our business, [brought new opportunities] 5. The lion started to..................when it heard the dog barking. 6. Snow was falling as our plane................off. 7. The bomb.............off when he started the car engine. 8. An alarm.............off and the thief was caught red-handed. 9. We didn’t intent talking about his divorce. The subject just..............up in conversation. 10. The country’s legal system is.............on the British system. 11. The students gave their feedback on the arguments..................by their teacher. 12. How do you propose to..............this topic when you are writing about Napoleon? 13. Plans are..............well before setting off. 14. The lion..............fiercely towards his enemy. 15. The bee................around the flower in search of honey.