1.Fires broke    out       everywhere, and the entire city went up in flames.

2.The characters in the book are         vividly       (vivid) presented.

3.He came    down       with illness last night and is still under emergency treatment.

4.Klan called his    assistant       (assist), Hasher, to take over his duties while he was out.

5.Early    astronomers       (astronomer) thought that our planet was the centre of the universe.

6.Someone must be put     in       charge of writing down all the ideas.

7.Give the bottle a couple of shakes before    pouring       (pour) the juice.

8.We are determined    to defend       (defend) our motherland at all costs.

9.He stopped,    shifting       (shift) his cane to his left hand.