1. If you had bought a house about thirty years ago you would certainly find that it had considerably ________ in value.

2. They were ________ of having broken into the stately home and stolen several famous paintings.

3. He tends to forget things very quickly and behaves more and more like the typical ________ professor.

4. She's good at writing stories for children and is always keen to ________ up new plots.

5. The reason why I feel so ________ today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

6. Now that they have read it in ________ they believe me.

7. They are very good friends and ________ on well with each other.

8. She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little ________ on matters of procedure.

9. She never spoke about herself and was always very ________ about the good things she had done.

10. Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a ________ rag to a bull.