Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the appropriate word.
Many of our villages are greatly
___(1)___ by the rising rate of insecurity. Barely does a day
___(2)___ before one hears of burglary here or a car-jacking there. Majority of the
___(3)___ are innocent citizens
___(4)___ have toiled for years to acquire the property they have. What is particularly
___(5)___ is that despite the efforts of the authorities
___(6)___ still needs to be done.
Although the police
___(7)___ has come up with the idea of community policing, a lot still remains to be done. Sometimes it's
___(8)___ for people to reveal the identity of the culprits even if they are members of their families.
___(9)___, this is the only way we can root out the bad elements from our communities.
___(10)___ this doesn't happen, we will always cry over spilt milk.
