9. Fill in the blanks with words formed from the
words in capitals.
a) They got in the car and drove off in that ....
DIRECT
b) A ........... of good luck and hard work helped him
pass the exam.
COMBINE
c) The electrician checked the ............ between the
two cables.
CONNECT
d) He has to take ............. to deal with the crisis.
ACT
e) The trouble with ............. is that you can't trust
them.
POLITICS
f) She interrupted the minister's ............., which made
SPEAK
g) He was lucky to win the ........
ELECT
h) Your wife rang to remind you about your ........
MEET
i) She's recovered from her ............. and is playing as
ILL
well as ever.
j) They arrived in the ............. a few days ago.
NEIGHBOUR
him angry.