1. They had been trying to have a child for a long time so when he learned about her .................... (pregnant), he was on cloud nine.

2. We were extremely surprised when a few .................... (invite) guests came to our party. Nobody had invited them.

3. There was a short .................... (interrupt) because of technical difficulties.

4. It is .................... (common) for women to work in coal mines. The overwhelming majority of miners are men.

5. He is making a private .................... (inquire) into the incident.

6. Julia is an .................... (selfish) girl, who is ready to help needy people.

7. We were .................... (pleased) and impatient because we had to wait two more hours.

8. The police managed to .................... (arm) the gangster in a few seconds.

9. The accident seemed .................... (avoid) but luckily the driver managed to prevent it.

10. Stephen expressed his .................... (grateful) for the hard work of the entire team.