Fill in the gaps with either offer or suggest in the required form:

1. She ________  2,000 dollars for my old piano.
2. Her behavior _________  that she is not telling us the truth.
3. The school __________ a six-month course in computer programming.
4. I ________ that the meeting be postponed till next week.
5. Can I  ________    you a drink?
6. The repairman ________ that we should buy a new gas stove, but we didn't have enough money at the time.
7. I ________staying at the Redwood Hotel.
8. He ________ to help us.
9. Can you ________ a good candidate for this job?
10. They ________ him a good job.
11. Our car had broken down and John ________walking back to Henley.  
12. A reward of 1000 dollars ________ for the lost jewels.  
13. I knew it would be difficult to book tickets so I ________buying tickets long in advance.  
14. I can ________you a few interesting books to read.  
15. He ________we arrange an exhibition of the best photos of the year.
16. Why don’t you ________that Marcia should go her own way and not live on her parents?  
17. I know about your distress and I ________you my sympathy.  
18. Alec ________to pay for her meal but she refused. “Let’s go Dutch,” she said.  

Key: 1. offered; 2. suggested; 3. offers; 4. suggest; 5. offer; 6. suggested; 7. suggest; 8. offered, 9. suggest; 10. offered; 11. suggested; 12. is offered;   13. suggested; 14. offer;  15. suggested; 16. suggest; 17. offer; 18. offered.