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

2. A police officer on horseback was ________ the crowds and she found herself being gently moved by the horse.

3. In London, which ________ on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time.

4. As far as he was concerned this would be a ________ of time because the speakers at the rally would just talk mumbo jumbo (nonsense).

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

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

7. In fact because he had refused to kow tow to (accept without question) some of the official regulations, he had been forced to take ________ retirement.

8. But that was in the past. Things have changed because something happened to him exactly two years ________ .

9. who was also ________ by some as a bit of a wheeler dealer (someone who does business in an underhand way).

10. 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!'