Complete the passage by choosing one suitable
word for each gap.
The teachers at the F.E.
College had had enough of
1) doing/going/living on a
ete
shoestring, and when it
2) came/made/got to light
that the college was not just breaking 3) out/open/even
but actually making a substantial profit, they decided
that the situation called 4) for/to/of urgent action. On
Monday the news of a meeting that was to take place
that evening 5) to/on/in the college premises was passed
round the staff by 6) means/way/ word of mouth, and
although the meeting coincided 7) to/in/with a very
important football match, it was well attended. After
much heated discussion, it was finally agreed that
although they were intent 8) to/for/on getting a
substantial salary increase, the teachers were not willing
to resort 9) to/in/on industrial action, and that for the
10) while/ time/moment being it was best to attempt
to achieve their aims through negotiation.​