Choose the correct answers

Choose the correct answers.
1. I assumed / expected Pete had told you about the meeting.
2. The teacher guessed / quizzed us about our reasons for choosing to study French.
3. He kept / maintained that it had been his idea all along.
4. The number of children born in the UK has inclined / declined in recent years.
5. The architect’s plans for a new block of flats was rejected / recalled.
6. There’s a Buddhist temple / church just outside Edinburgh.
7. Did you see last night’s programme / episode of Mantrap? Claire was mugged!
8 . There were five competitors / contestants on the new game show on Friday.
9. TV bosses think that more soap operas on TV will improve the viewers / ratings.