1. On the train journey she began to think about what her father had said with his ......... to the rag bag (muddled collection) of ideas in her organisation.

direction

referral

reference

referred

2. And if she was really ......... with herself she was beginning to have a teenie weenie (very small) feeling of doubt as to whether she was doing the right thing.

honoured

honourable

honest

honourably

3. She just wished that her father could ......... and be even steven (fair) about her side of the argument.

try

trying

tried

tries

4. But as soon as she reached the meeting point for the rally, there was no time for day ..........

thinking

musing

sleeping

dreaming

5. At the beginning it was a bit harum scarum (disorganised) and people were running higgledy piggledy (in different and chaotic directions) but soon everything ......... down,

set

seated

settled

setting

6. and people who had been running about pell mell (in confusion) were now standing ......... and listening to the speeches.

quiet

still

upright

quite

7. She felt ......... and was pleased she had come to the demonstration.

returned

restored

refreshed

reassured

8. And then one incident at the end of the rally convinced her that she had ......... the right decision to work for the organisation.

done

got

taken

brought

9. A police officer on horseback was ......... the crowds and she found herself being gently moved by the horse.

controlling

maintaining

conducting

driving

10. As it drew near she found she was asking herself ......... whether she had done the right thing. She looked at the horse and it was actually nodding its head and she could have sworn it said okie doki

allowed

loudly

loud

aloud

11. Andrew Smodley is a natural worrier. It is something he has ......... from his father — the king of all worriers.

received

left

earned

inherited

12. But then there are those who are never happy unless they have a problem to ..........

dissolve

solve

cut

release

13. Andrew worried about the weather, the state of the pound, his health, the cost of ......... and once he even worried because he thought he wasn't worrying enough.

life

existence

living

existing

14. But that was in the past. Things have changed because something happened to him exactly two years ..........

ago

gone

passed

over

15. It was in the spring when leaves appear on trees and nature prepares herself for renewal. Other things happen too — people ......... in love.

tumble

drop

decline

fall

16. Now Andrew doesn't have a romantic .......... He never looks up at the leaves starting to grow, sighs and says: "Ah, here comes the spring!"

constitution

disposition

institution

position

17. He simply thinks to himself: "I live in a small village by a little stream and ......... this time of year lots of creatures start to wake up and make a lot of noise."

across

through

around

against

18. "In London, which ......... on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

stands

holds

begins

sits

19. I apologise for the simplicity of these ......... but I want to illustrate the unimaginative nature which Andrew possesses.

declamations

requirements

mentions

statements

20. Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he ..........

undertook

underwent

understood

underdid