The piano player was not feeling well and his __________ wasn’t up to scratch. 2. A __________ writes a work, but no one can hear it until it is performed. 3. The Smiths did not mean to __________ the musician who had written to support Elizabeth’s desire to study music. 4. We are now several years past that __________ year, and have avoided the dismal fate. 5. Many of the fast paced online firms are so focused on rapid growth that they __________ to look closely at net work security and legal liabilities. 6. A __________ diamond is a precious stone cut with many surfaces to make it shine. 7. Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess, and to gain __________ which he cannot keep. 8. The younger woman took powerful drugs both before and after the operation so her body would not __________ the organ. 9. The human brain is designed so that it is naturally curious and so that it automatically learns when it is __________. 10. He is a __________ writer and has written three books in the past six months.