1. Henry Orpington's first ________ that day was an open-air meeting on a large housing estate at ten o'clock.

2. It is written here that I have a sister but there must be some ________ because I am an only child.

3. This is a new store and there are cameras all over the place to watch for ________ .

4. My job has gone because my boss has ________ me.

5. I have been made ________ because my work here is no longer needed.

6. Henry: Ladies and gentlemen, I appreciate the anxiety you must all feel about support for your farms. I too have been a farmer and I know the difficulties you are experiencing, and so...Voice from the crowd: ... and so you've decided to become an M.P. and get rich!Henry: No, my friend. I want to give the farmers a ________ in the House of Commons.

7. At lunch time he went to his sister's house to see his wife and daughters. They had spent the morning addressing envelopes for the leaflets he was sending out. His sister, Vera, thoroughly ________ of his involvement in politics.

8. Vera: Now I hope you can see the danger of getting mixed up in politics. You and the family will probably ________ get blown up by a bomb.Henry: Don't exaggerate, Vera. I'm sure it's just a joke.

9. The accident was due to the ________ of the driver.

10. No, I didn't ask the boss for more money today because he gave me one month's ________ .