Correct Answer : 1 [died]

Notes: Her mother died when she was just a little girl.

Correct Answer : 2 [acting up]

Notes: If my back starts acting up, I can't go anywhere with you next week.

Correct Answer : 3 [blow over]

Notes: She was hoping the terrible argument would blow over before the wedding.

Correct Answer : 4 [build up]

Notes: After the car accident, Bob had to build up his endurance during his rehabilitation classes.

Correct Answer : 5 [hairy]

Notes: My uncle has a long beard and a hairy chest.

Correct Answer : 6 [down]

Notes: Due to his age, everyone thinks he should find a suitable mate and settle down.

Correct Answer : 7 [based on]

Notes: The movie was very shocking because it is based on a true story that took place in our state.

Correct Answer : 8 [expand on]

Notes: His speech was articulate and I asked him to expand on his ideas.

Correct Answer : 9 [kind]

Notes: Our nanny has always been kind to us.

Correct Answer : 10 [got bored]

Notes: I got bored with the book quickly.

Correct Answer : 1 [inherited]

Notes: Andrew Smodley is a natural worrier. It is something he has inherited from his father — the king of all worriers.

Correct Answer : 2 [solve]

Notes: But then there are those who are never happy unless they have a problem to solve.

Correct Answer : 3 [living]

Notes: Andrew worried about the weather, the state of the pound, his health, the cost of living and once he even worried because he thought he wasn't worrying enough.

Correct Answer : 4 [ago]

Notes: But that was in the past. Things have changed because something happened to him exactly two years ago.

Correct Answer : 5 [fall]

Notes: It was in the spring when leaves appear on trees and nature prepares herself for renewal. Other things happen too — people fall in love.

Correct Answer : 6 [disposition]

Notes: Now Andrew doesn't have a romantic disposition. He never looks up at the leaves starting to grow, sighs and says: "Ah, here comes the spring!"

Correct Answer : 7 [around]

Notes: He simply thinks to himself: "I live in a small village by a little stream and around this time of year lots of creatures start to wake up and make a lot of noise."

Correct Answer : 8 [stands]

Notes: "In London, which stands on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

Correct Answer : 9 [statements]

Notes: I apologise for the simplicity of these statements but I want to illustrate the unimaginative nature which Andrew possesses.

Correct Answer : 10 [underwent]

Notes: Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he underwent.

Correct Answer : 1 [Does]

Notes: Does any one object if I turn the heating down?

Correct Answer : 2 [have]

Notes: I have come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.

Correct Answer : 3 [will]

Notes: No matter what happens next I will help you.

Correct Answer : 4 [had been running]

Notes: They had been running for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.

Correct Answer : 5 [had been]

Notes: I assumed you had been paying for the repairs until the end of last year.

Correct Answer : 6 [Do you ever]

Notes: Do you ever get tired of answering the same questions every day?

Correct Answer : 7 [has been]

Notes: She has been working on that manuscript for 2 years now.

Correct Answer : 8 [went]

Notes: I went there once a long time ago and haven't been back since.

Correct Answer : 9 [keeps]

Notes: She keeps trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.

Correct Answer : 10 [want]

Notes: I want complete silence now while I try this experiment.