The shops are within ...... distance of our house.

When I was twelve years old, I used a ...... to play my favourite music. Today I have an MP3 player.

The trade union representatives staged a ...... at the meeting as it had proven quite fruitless.

The last match is believed to be a ...... for the American athlete as all the other competitors are much inferior in speed to him.

Some fashion models last on the ...... for decades before they retire.