1. and announced what she thought was a cheerful earful (a good piece of news) and that was she had been invited to attend a ________ in the capital.

2. The rest of the organisation thought that she and Winton were a dream team (ideal partners) because she was enthusiastic and he was very ________ .

3. She soon got to know one of the local big wigs (important people) in a local organisation ________ at stopping cruelty to animals.

4. Andrew worried about the weather, the state of the pound, his health, the cost of ________ and once he even worried because he thought he wasn't worrying enough.

5. Now Andrew doesn't have a romantic ________ . He never looks up at the leaves starting to grow, sighs and says: 'Ah, here comes the spring!'

6. She felt ________ and was pleased she had come to the demonstration.

7. Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he ________ .

8. It was in the spring when leaves appear on trees and nature prepares herself for renewal. Other things happen too people ________ in love.

9. He had been in his hey day (at his most successful time) an important ________ in a government department for agriculture.

10. But then there are those who are never happy unless they have a problem to ________ .