I. Use the words given in capitals at the end of each sentence to form a word that fits the space.
1. Safety tests on old cars have been ____________________ throughout Europe. (STANDARD)
2. We eventually began the ____________________ task of sorting through his papers. (LABOUR)
3. Children normally feel a lot of ____________________ about their first day at school. (ANXIOUS)
4. That’s a very ____________________ flower arrangement you have there. (ART)
5. The engineering sector achieved significant ____________________ last year. (GROW)
6. He was ____________________ from a wound in his shoulder. (BLOOD)
7. Her first novel, ____________________ More Innocent Times, was published in 1977. (TITLE)
8. There is a(n) ____________________ simple explanation of what happened. (SUPPOSE)
9. Her face showed a(n) ____________________ of fear and excitement. (MIX)
10. The reports are treated as strictly____________________. (CONFIDENCE)
11. Watch how she does it and then do ____________________. (LIKE)
12. The painting consists of four ____________________ blocks of colour. (RECTANGLE)
13. The magazine offers tips on cutting your house ____________________ costs. (MAINTAIN)
14. The government has a policy of letting the ____________________ ill be cared for in the community. (MIND)
15. That staircase of theirs is the most beautiful piece of ____________________. (CARPENTER)
16. In the exam we had to write one ____________________ essay. (DESCRIBE)
17. I’m not ____________________ to being treated like this. (CUSTOM)
18. Hundreds of mature trees were ____________________ in the storm. (ROOT)
19. How do we know humans ____________________ from apes? (EVOLUTION)
20. He had grown up in a(n) ____________________ because his mother could not take care of him. (ORPHAN)
21. A UN force has been sent in to try and ____________________ the area worst affected by the civil war. (PEACE)
22. I am simply trying to