(1) One day a very (WEALTH) ________ American, Hiram Buston, came to Lacasso, a poor painter, and said that he had bought secretly, a (VALUE) ________ 16th century ‘old master’. (2) He said, “I know the English (GOVERN) ________ won’t let me take it out of England, but I have a plan to get round that. (3) I want you to paint a picture — it doesn't matter what it is — on top of the 'old master’. (4) ” Hiram then explained that he could (EASY) ________ get Lacasso’s picture removed from the canvas when he got to New York, without (DAMAGE) ________ what was underneath. (5) Well, Lacasso painted a picture of a London gas-works on it, and old Buston got the canvas to New York all right and sent it to the firm he knew to have Lacasso’s (PAINT) ________ removed. (6) About a week later he got an e-mail from the firm. (7) It said: "We have removed the picture of London gas-works, also 'old master', and are now down to a portrait of Queen Victoria. (8) When do you want us to stop?"