Complete the following passage with the correct forms of the words given in CAPITALS.

1. My main __occupation___at the moment is whether the delivery will be on time.

1. OCCUPY
2. The first time I tried out my new bike I __overbalanced___ and fell off.
2. BALANCE
3. Don’t forget to give the door an __undercoat___ as well as a coat of gloss paint.
3. COAT
4. He was discovered to have been __expropriating____ company funds.
4. PROPERTY
5. Her insolent words __bespeak____ to be an ill-natured girl.
5. SPEAK
6. She hopes to __parlay____ her success as a model into an acting career.
6. LAY
7. You may be eligible for a _ discretionary_____ grant for your university course.
7. DISCRETION
8. A(n) __generative____ disease is one that will gradually deteriorate the
functioning of any one part in your body. 8. GENERATE

9. The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by 9. TRIGGER
trigger-happy police rather than premeditated murder.

10.NOSE
10. Some __ toffee-nosed _____commentators poured scorn on this decision,
claiming that an actor would not have the right credentials to present an arts
programme on TV.