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Jessica has a (1) _________ of being in the water.
phobia
She is afraid to swim or even (2) ___________ herself in bathtub filled with water.
immerse
When Jessica was three years old she (3) ________ drowned.
almost
She had been playing near a (4) ___________ when she suddenly slipped and went under the water
pond
Water (5) _________ into her mouth and nose and she had difficulty breathing.
gushed
She could feel herself turning round and round in water but she could do nothing to stop the (6) __________ motion.
spinning
Luckily, a passer-by (7) ___________ her
rescued
Ever since then, Jessica (8) ___________ refuses to go anywhere near a body of water.
adamantly
Believe it or not, I have a pet snake (1) __________Slider.
named
Slider is about one metre long and its body is about 2 centimetres (2)____________.
thick
It has an interesting (3) _________ on its skin.
pattern
Most people who see slider are scared out of their (4) __________.
wits
They do not come near it for fear that it will bite and (5) ________ them.
kill
I explain to them that Slider is a harmless snake that (6) _______________ no venom.
possesses
It doesn’t even have sharp (7) ________________.
fangs
However, they are still not convinced and tell me to keep Slider as far away from them as possible.
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