Read the text about phobias and complete the sentences with suitable words.

Write one word in each gap.

I'm the type of person who's constantly worried [ ] something. I've got lots of big and small phobias. [ ] instance, I'm afraid [ ] big dogs (especially those who bark at you loudly outside), insects such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, and bees, and, of course, I always get really frightened by the dark! In [ ], I can't stay in a room without a source of light. From early childhood, I've been sleeping with a nightlight. I also take a torch with me wherever I go [ ] case I return home late. I tried to [ ] this fear, but every time I just got more and more scared.