Choosing the right word

The _____ of the first dinosaur skeleton must have amazed archaeologists.

Experts say the ______ of the wheel was one of the most significant points in human history.

There's a ____ going round the village about the local castle. People say it's haunted by the ghost of a young woman.

Some modern books are based on the characters in Greek _____

A man said he had found the body of an alien creature but it turned out to be a ____

The photo of the ghost wasn't genuine; it was a ____ which had been altered on a computer.

I ____ to believe that there is life on other planets.

The reporter has just______ everything the told the public about UFO sighting.

His theory is interesting but he needs to _____ that what he claims is true.

Scientists will ______ to find more evidence of prehistoric life in the area.