Read the passage and use only one suitable word to fill in each gap: In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting (1) _______ for news. Two of their fishing-boats had been (2) ______ in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (3) _______ worried to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had (4) ________the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched (5) ______ the wives and families of the ...

Read the passage and use only one suitable word to fill in each gap:

In a village on the east coast of Scotland, people were waiting (1) _______ for news. Two of their fishing-boats had been (2) ______ in the storm which had blown up during the night. In the cottages round the harbor people stood by their doors (3) _______ worried to talk. The rest of the fishing fleet had (4) ________the harbor before dark, and the men from these ships waited and watched (5) ______ the wives and families of the (6) _____ men. Some had thick blankets and some flasks of hot drinks, (7) ______ that the men be cold and tired. When dawn began to break over (8) _______ the east, a small point of light was in the darkness of the water and a few minutes later, was a shout. Before long, the two boats were turning in, past the lighthouse, to the (9) _______ of the harbor. The men helped out of their boats, and they were (10) ______ cold and tiredness, they were all safe.