1. The aircraft engine had to be placed in a test ________ to make sure that it worked properly.

2. The subject ________ of the film concerned the American Civil War in the 1860's.

3. These are indeed ________ times for the government as people are deciding whether to vote for them in the next election.

4. Nothing unusual you might say but we haven't visited a cinema for ________ .

5. He was one of the most experienced of the company's test ________ who decided whether a plane was safe to fly.

6. The following evening we were back again watching television but after the cinema it's never the ________ again.

7. Charlie didn't have much in the way of property just ________ and pieces.

8. I agree with what you say, ________ but ...

9. Because when the ________ of the piece arrived in the shape of a burglar to steal something, he didn't find anything valuable.

10. Charlie decided he would say exactly what he thought of the burglar and give him a piece of his ________ .