1. Ted was always calm and optimistic. He never let himself get ________ by the job.

2. He was ________ up with people he met every so often

3. He described the ________ very carefully.

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

5. The first thing was to be ________ since you started at a time when most people were asleep.

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

7. 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.

8. My main ________ for becoming a temporary postman during the Christmas holiday period.

9. Immediately you arrived you had to start sorting the mail into different pigeon ________ .

10. As he had been very busy in his house since two that morning ________ of a burst water pipe, he went to have a rest.