Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the list below.

1. Michelle was really looking forward to her Spring Break; , she became very sick with the flu on the first day of her break and spent two weeks sick in bed.
2. I was puzzled by the new company policy, so I asked a to explain it to me. Because we worked in the same department, I thought that she would understand it.
3. Pierre was ecstatic about his . His wife was kind and supportive. He loved her very much.
4. The YMCA has a lot of classes at reasonable prices. I want to learn how to , so I'll take classes in the pool every Saturday. I would really like to feel more comfortable on the water because I like to kayak. I'm always a little nervous, though, about falling into the water and drowning.
5. It is about 35C. It's too hot. I'm glad that I have a to keep me cool.
6. After some thieves broke into my house, the police started a serious . My house was only one of ten that had been broken into in my neighbourhood. The police were looking into everyone who knew that I was away for a week.
7. I looked into my coffee cup and, on the , was a dead fly. Yuck! I can't believe that I drank all of the coffee without noticing.
8. I had ordered several books from Amazon and was pleased to find a waiting for me when I got home. That nice little box promised hours of enjoyable reading.
9. My new Lumos cycling helmet was a to wear. It was comfortable and light. The fact that it had turn signals and a headlight was really cool. I really liked wearing it.
10. One of the Vancouver parking law is that you cannot park closer than 5 meters to a fire hydrant.