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

Write one word in each gap.

It's not so easy [ ] terrify me! However, my sister is more sensitive. She's got a phobia which I find really weird. Actually, she's afraid [ ] clowns! When we were kids and went to the circus, I would laugh happily when we saw a clown but she would start to scream [ ] once! As we got older, nothing has changed. Whenever she sees a clown, she starts to shake [ ] a leaf. She can't explain what's so scary [ ] clowns, and we think it's something from her unconscious mind. She doesn't know how to fight this fear, but she tries not to let it [ ] true. She simply avoids the places where you can meet a clown such as circuses and kids parties.