Crocodile tears (or superficial sympathy) are a false or insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief. The phrase gives its name to crocodile tears syndrome, an uncommon consequence of recovery from Bell's palsy where faulty regeneration of the facial nerve causes sufferers to shed tears while eating.
lavish: something that is impressive and possibly expensive
to bid farewell to: to say goodbye to
drawing: attracting or encouraging visitors to
hair-raising: exciting and thrilling and sometimes terrifying (which could possibly make the hairs on your body stand up)
embalmed: treated with chemicals to prevent something from decaying

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from a BBC news report.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

lavish/to bid farewell to/draw/hair-raising/embalmed
1.

The monastery, which was built in 1936, is young by Romanian standards. It was closed throughout the communist period, when it functioned as the offices of the local agricultural co-operative.
But the ancient crosses which _________ the crowds in September and which led to the establishment of the monastery in the first place, were carefully preserved.

2.

Numerous _______ receptions and parties are integral to the run-up to the Oscars ceremony, which is taking place on 26 February, with film companies devoting substantial budgets to courting voters.
3.

Wedding formalities began after the king and his father, former monarch Jigme Singye Wangchuk, entered a sacred chamber of the monastery, which holds the __________ body of the country's 17th Century founder.
4.

Hundreds of people have visited Wellington Zoo ____________ an emperor penguin who washed up on a New Zealand beach in June.
5.

"The winchman did a wonderful job and the whole helicopter crew. You see all the TV documentaries about the air-sea rescue teams and it all looks ____________. Until it happens to you, you don't appreciate the skill and bravery they show," the judge said.