The Parliamentary Candidate (1)

There was absolutely no ......... that Henry Orpington liked politics. He talked politics all the time.
belief
concern
query
doubt

All the members of his family were pleased therefore when Henry was ......... as the prospective parliamentary candidate for the constituency in which they were living.
adapted
added
adopted
addicted

One year later the date of the general election was ......... by the Prime Minister.
announced
denounced
presented
delivered

......... the election campaign Henry's wife and his two teenage daughters worked night and day for him
For
Throughout
By
From

and he finally ......... a seat in the House of Commons by a very large majority.
chose
bought
derived
won

Every day of the campaign was a .........
trial
experiment
challenge
achievement

but there was one day in particular that Henry would never ..........
remember
forget
discover
avoid

That was the day he thought he was going to be blown ......... by a bomb.
out
over
off
up

On a Friday morning at the beginning of the campaign, the phone ......... in the Orpingtons' house at 6.30 in the morning.
ringed
rung
rang
wrung

Henry got out of bed and ran down the stairs. He ......... who could possibly be ringing at that early hour in the morning.
wondered
asked
considered
believed