3. My mother always gets a bit 　　　　　if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

2. He looked around the circle of 　　　　　　faces.

1. The week of the flood was an 　　　　　time for all of us.

4. We must 　　　　　　an excuse for our absence.

C. eager/anxious

3. Shakespeare 　　　　　quite a number of vivid characters in his plays.

2. As everybody knows, paper was 　　　　　in China.

1. He was later 　　　　to have been a spy.

3. I’ll 　　　　　　　　　you to an ice-cream if you help me with the work.

B. create/discover/invent

2. The doctors spent a month 　　　　　her illness, and at last she was　　　　 　.

A. cure/treat

1. The medicine can　　　 　you of your headache.