Question

I.  For questions 1-10, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space.

    Use only ONE word for each space.

    The big tree at my gate was old and beautiful. I was saddened when it blew  ⁽¹⁾_{…… …………} in a winter storm. After the storm I sawed ⁽²⁾ … … the remains of the tree to level ⁽³⁾ …… ……. the ground. Some of the wood was rotten. Pieces came away in my ⁽⁴⁾ …… …… . But a good part of the wood was alive and strong. I did not dig ⁽⁵⁾ … ………. the roots of the tree. I ⁽⁶⁾ …… ….. them in the ground. Three months ⁽⁷⁾ ……… ……., in spring, the old tree began to grow again. It grew strong and beautiful, straight up ⁽⁸⁾  …… …….. the side of the sawn-off part. The color and smell of its heart-shaped ⁽⁹⁾ …… ……. were exactly the same as ⁽¹⁰⁾ …… …….. of the old tree. I felt very happy.