| 1. The mother, although she didn't hit her child, sat by __________ as the father beat him. | | |
| 2. The __________ of the recession will determine how many businesses are able to survive. | | |
| 3. Everyone working in the __________ of education will be affected by the government's budget cuts. | | |
| 4. In 1977, over 30 nations banned the use of artificial weather as a weapon of war, promising never to attack by __________ storms, earthquakes or tidal waves. | | |
| 5. An overall theme will help to give your essay __________. | | |
| 6. You shouldn't talk about __________ topics with people you don't know very well because it might start an argument. | | |
| 7. We often read novels in an attempt to gain __________ into the human experience. | | |
| 8. The children had trouble falling asleep on Christmas Eve in __________ of the visit from Santa Claus. | | |
| 9. The new __________ of online communication allows people to converse with a worldwide audience. | | |
| 10. The government has decided to __________ the rules on foreign ownership of industry in order to boost the economy. | | |