Nature and Environment

1. The lighted candles on the altar ________ in the draught from the open window.

2. This road is ________ to flood in winter.

3. I wouldn’t like to spend a night alone in that house. It is said to be ________ by a headless ghost.

4. During the fire he ________ the people into groups which carried sand and water to throw on to the flames.

5. The garden ________ as far as the river.

6. This village is only ________ by river.

7. The memorial in the square ________ the soldiers who lost their lives in the war.

8. When he was left on a desert island, he was able to ________ for a year on fruit and water.

9. The floor was ______ with blood where the murdered man had fallen.

10. There is real concern that food supplies will not be ________ to feed the increasing world population.

11. They are ________ all those old houses to make room for a new Town Hall.

12. By the end of the day the flood water which had covered most of the town had ________.

13. Do open the window; this room seems very ________.

14. According to Charles Darwin, man is ________ from the apes.

15. I visited many historic houses and castles ____ my summer holiday.

16. The mountainous areas of the country are ________ populated.

17. Mr. Brown kept the ________ round his garden neatly clipped.

18. The advantage of the new bridge will be the way it ________ the towns on the opposite banks of the river.