IX. Fill in each of the numbered blanks in the passages below with ONE suitable word (2.0 points).
Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Emily the (1) _______. She’s my mother’s youngest (2) ______. She has never married and she (3) _______ alone in a small village near Bath. She’s forty years old, (4) _______ she looks much younger than her age. She has a fair complexion, thick blonde hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet (5) _______, the (6) _______ first thing you notice is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled now, but I think she is still rather attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you (7) _______ a problem and she’s extremely generous. She likes reading (8) _______ gardening, and she still goes for long walks over the hills. I hope I will be (9) _______ active as she is when I’m at her (10) ______.
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