1. George's job was of ______________________________________________________ importance to the mission to find the
missing scientist. If he didn't, the country would fall to its enemies.

2. Although George was not particularly _________________________________________________, he did have moments when he would talk too much to the wrong people. Remember: loose lips sink ships.

3. His superior officers believed he had a ____________________________________________________attitude towards
his job; they thought he didn't take it seriously enough.

4. When discussing his merits, they often fell to making _______________________________________ remarks
about George's high squeaky voice and thinning hairline. This hardly seemed fair.

5. What they didn't know is that George had plenty of ___________________________________________ and did
not fear anyone in the spy business, especially his superior officers.

6. When faced with a huge, seemingly _______________________________________________ task, one that loomed over most mere mortals, George would somehow manage to figure out a way to solve it.

7. He had the reputation, in spite of his superiors' attitude towards him, to be able to
________________________________________ all their expectations.

8. He always tended to ___________________________________________towards the quickest path to success; in
other words, he was perfect for the job of finding the scientist.

9. His efforts to retrieve the missing scientist proved to be a____________________________________ing success; his superiors had to admit that they had been wrong about George.

10. This, of course, went a long way to ___________________________________ George's squeaky
voice, thinning hair and reputation. It's hard to argue with success.