8.　　　 The classroom was silent, e______ for the scratching of pens and paper.

7.　　　 C______ was the cause of the traffic accident.

6.　　　 He left secretly and everyone thought his d______ was very strange.

5.　　　 It is sometimes necessary for parents to p______ their children when they do something wrong.

4.　　　 There is a great i______ in his spoken English because he has done a lot of practice in it.

3.　　　 The leader o______ did not realize the problem and did nothing with it.

2.　　　 After he heard the news that his class team had lost in the game, his d______ was great.

1.　　　 He is feeling much better today, but can’t go to school because of his w______.

10.　 He caught me i______ he saw me in the street yesterday.

9.　　　 The doctor first took his t______ and then said that he had a slight fever.