Choose the correct word in these sentences.

1. I have always tried not to __________________ in things that are not my business.

2. __________________ at the factory is not good. There have been several accidents involving machinery recently.

3. There are some __________________ I don’t like to talk about with my friends, such as politics and religion.

4. He was dozing happily in the __________________ of an old beech tree.

5. The __________________ of her latest novel is growing up as an only child in the 1970s.

6. The teacher __________________ to stop the argument between the two students.

7. The receptionist called the __________________ officer once it became clear that there had been a burglary.

8. He was __________________ complaining about something or other.

9. The moon sometimes casts wonderful __________________ on the sea.

10. You have to press the button __________________ until the green light comes on. Don’t take your finger off it, or it won’t work.