1. Lucy succeeded in graduating from university because when it was hard, she received a lot of .................... (encourage) from her mother.

2. There were only 15 .................... (compete) taking part in the contest.

3. Harry tends to be .................... (mood) at times. Sometimes he is nice and friendly and later he becomes a bit aggressive.

4. Our objectives seem to be .................... (attain) for the time being, no matter how hard we try and how much we are involved!

5. The party was successful in the general elections because of the .................... (charisma) leader.

6. Her language skills are very good, .................... (large) due to her hard work.

7. Margaret and Richard have always been .................... (support) of their children, which helped them during school and university time.

8. Peter has been at the .................... (detain) centre for a few hours. He was arrested after the match for fighting with the police.

9. The new government did not seem to be .................... (receive) to the free-market economy.

10. When my mum gave birth do Jill, all the .................... (attend) was moved from me to a new child.