Fill in the blanks in the sentences below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.
(i) I met a _____ from an antique land.
(ii) I need special _____ in mathematics. I can’t count the number of times I have ** in the subject.
(iii) The guide called Stephen Hawking a worthy _____ to Issac Newton.
(iv) His other problems _____ into insignificance besides this unforeseen mishap.
(v) The meeting was _____ by the youngest member of the board.
(vi) Some people say ‘yours _____’ when they informally refer to themselves.
(vii) I wish it had been a _____ match. We would have been spared the noise of celebrations, at least.
