1. After about two hours of this my internal battery started to get low and I found myself losing ________ .

2. The only way to ________ with this one, Ted recommended, was to rush at the door, shove the letters through the door and go away as quickly as possible.

3. I had to ________ do with a bicycle that looked as though it had been hit several times.

4. clutching the precious bundle in my hand I ________ it through the letter box

5. My trainer was a postman by the ________ of Ted.

6. The next ________ was to draw some cold water, fill the kettle and make a cup of tea.

7. He left me alone for an hour to follow his method and asked me to call him if I ________ any difficulties.

8. He didn't want any of his ________ to imagine that being a postman was an easy job.

9. The shouts of joy coming from some houses as I put the mail through the letter ________ made up for the discomfort and.

10. Master Richard! When will that woman realise I'm over fifty and can't ________ knitted socks!