Choose the correct word in the definitions below.

1. If you are ... , you want to find out information about something.
2. When a ... attempt is made, it is done officially.

3. If something occurs ... , it happens over some time.
4. When two things ... , they react to one another.
5. The word ... means "exact".
6. If there is ... , the same thing is done many times.
7. A ... is the hard outer part of something that protects what is inside.
8. If somebody ... something, they say what they think will happen in the future.
9. If you are ... by somebody you admire them.