For questions 8.1.–8.5., think of one word only which can be used to complete all three sentences.

Write the missing word in the space provided. The words must be spelled correctly

8.1.
• Financial matters were of no … to them. They had far more serious problems to cope with.
• They didn’t want to give the inspector a full … of the weird incident.
• To my mind, we’ll have to take his work experience into … as well.

8.2.
• Since the scandal he has been keeping a very … profile. He doesn’t want to attract attention.
• Despite her friends’ attempts to cheer her up, she was feeling really … after months of misfortune.
• I think he needs to be more self-confident. For the time being, he seems to have a very … opinion of his skills.

8.3.
• My boss was pretty … with me. He told me there was no chance of signing a new contract.
• She looked so funny that it was difficult to keep a … face.
• This was an amazing record of 38 … victories. No one in the football league has ever accomplished that!

8.4.
• The talks have run into difficulties as the two parties are unable to find … ground.
• Despite the fact that we are brothers, we seem to have very little in … when it comes to interests.
• I wonder if anybody has ever considered how the new regulations will affect the … people.

8.5.
• These two pieces of music certainly … a resemblance to each other – it’s a little suspicious, if you ask me.
• The ice was not thick enough to … the weight of the car, so it sank under the water.
• She couldn’t … the thought of having been cheated by her own relatives.