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

2. the moment I got into the ________ office.

3. Sometimes you found some ________ handwriting and didn't know where the letter should go.

4. Once out in the open air I experienced a violent ________ but soon the sun came out.

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

6. And what was more ________ I had got no money.

7. Was because I had amassed some rather large ________ .

8. In my kitchen I looked at the address and saw the recipient was a Master Richard. I was ashamed of my ________

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

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.