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1. You must take the smooth with the ROUGH.- A ___ was a kind of collar, as worn in Elizabethan times. Answer: (large stiff white collar with many folds)

2. The STYLES of Chaucer and Shakespeare differ a lot. - In Britain you can use ___ to get across a fence separating adjacent fields. Answer: (a set of usually two steps)

3. Mortals have to DIE. - To ___ your hair was long seen as decadent. Answer: (to change the colour by using a special liquid)

4. The WEATHER in England is often rather wet.- A ___ is a castrated ram. Answer: (ex-ram)

5. There is quite a difference between a VEIN and an artery.- Chaucer's portrait of the Wife of Bath shows her as being rather ___ Answer: (too interested in your own appearance or achievements)

6. Rings with a flat piece at the front are called SIGNET-rings.- A young swan is a ___ Answer: (Think of French cygne for swan)

7. A KNAVE can be a jack. - The ___ of the Cathedral at Amiens is very impressive. Answer: (long central part of a church)

8. It's not always a good idea to have another BEER before you drive your car. - A coffin is placed on a ___ Answer: (moveable frame)

9. Have you ever read 'The donkey that BRAYED twice'? - Wearing your hair in a ___ was a popular hairstyle for girls in pre-war Germany. Answer: (plait)

10. To bring about PEACE in a long-standing conflict is not a ___ of cake Answer: (a single item of something)