2 Read and fill in: missed, captain, moon, ground, batteries, scream, popular, zip, excited or character. 1 I'm sorry I'm late, but I ______ the bus. 2 We need new ______ for the radio. 3 The ______ looked like a big silver ball in the sky. 4 Mike was ______ about his new job as a pilot. 5 My jeans need a new ______, the old one doesn't work. 6 Who's your favourite ______ in the story? 7 The ______ told the sailors to get the ship ready to sail. 8 Ricky Martin's music is very ______; a lot of people listen to it. 9 I hate spiders. I ______ whenever I see one! 10 My neighbour's dog jumped on me and I fell to the ______!