1. ________ seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.

2. during the wedding ________ in the village church just over two years ago.

3. In a word she is the complete ________ in temperament of Andrew. Here comes another cliche: opposites attract.

4. They thought I would go to ________ .

5. And he mixes her a ________ drink to protect her from a possible cold.

6. The obvious time when people ________ him to start worrying was.

7. The ________ is palpable. Then suddenly the door bursts open and in walks our heroine, Sally looking like a drowned rat.

8. The next participant in this village drama is the weather, which ________ a very significant part in English life.

9. Don't forget to take those two tablets I ________ and let me know how you are.

10. Now Sally is an entirely different kettle of fish. Her philosophy runs as follows: Worrying never gets you anywhere and life is too short to ________ time imagining the worst.