ll. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. When having a fall, old people are more likely to be seriously injured because of the ________ of their bones. (fragile) 2. Foreign food aid has led toảTa drastic ______ reduction in the number of people dying of starvation. (drastically) 3. The 18- year- old pilot made his virgin flight last week as a _________ for the injured Gordon Smith. (replace) 4. The team's superb _________ compensated for their lack of international experience. (athlete) 5. This is a sensitive and often interesting _________ of a friendship between 11-year- old boy and an old man. (portray) 6. Starvation and disease over much of Asia and Europe in the 1950s were Trumans _______ as President. (inherit) 7. If a friend takes you into his or her ______ , don't rush off to tell other people. (confident) 8. The inability of diplomatic policy put the Bonn government in an________ position. (embarrass) iEV3!7g OlEíi lo 3ügOlßîGS