Nature and Environment

1. The garden ________ as far as the river.

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

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

4. This road is ________ to flood in winter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. This village is only ________ by river.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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