1. What's wrong with Michael today? I asked him about his weekend and he barely said a word to me. He's not usually so (1) .

2. Trevor takes a very (2) approach to management. He believes workers should be given the freedom and responsibility to perform their duties without management constantly checking on them.

3. I've got a (3) tomorrow, so it would be nice if we could spend some time together. Why don't we go to the seaside?

4. The team had a real (4) today. They lost five-nil and nobody performed well. I hope they do better in the big game next week.

5. The election result was a real (5) . Nobody had expected Carl Branch to win because he was so inexperienced as a politician, but he obviously caught the voters' imagination.

6. I really like my new job. It's really a good management (6) with nobody dominating and the people are really nice.

7. We've got quite a long journey ahead. I'll drive for the first 200km and then you can (7) for the rest of the journey.

8. I'm really fed up with this driver in front. I wish he'd drive faster. As soon as we get some clear road I'm going to (8) him.

9. Two men broke a window at the back of the house and climbed in. Luckily, the police were (9) and they saw what was happening and arrested the men.

10. The computer course lasts a year. For the first six months you'll study on the college computers, and then you'll be placed in a company to get some (10) experience.

11. Despite getting a poor result in his practice tests John remained quite (11) about his prospects because he knew he had the ability to pass.

12. The villagers (12) the stranger because they thought that he was going to steal from them. Luckily for him, the police arrived quickly and rescued him before he was badly hurt.