| 1. Our city's _______________ of buses is sitting idle today due to a strike by maintenance workers. | | |
| 2. We don't have any of these items in stock so we'll have to order them from our _______________. | | |
| 3. A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the _______________ of Guinness beer. | | |
| 4. We seriously need to come up with a better _______________ strategy to sell our products. | | |
| 5. She works in a government _______________ that deals with refugee applications. | | |
| 6. Learners' dictionaries are an important _______________ for the second language learner. | | |
| 7. Going skiing is always fun, so being able to go with my best friend is an added _______________. | | |
| 8. A family doctor who knows and understands your needs can be your most _______________ health partner. | | |
| 9. He earns a lot of money from a number of _______________ properties he owns around town. | | |
| 10. Dave's new job gives him a great _______________ to travel for work. | | |
| 11. George has offered me the _______________ of his car for a couple of weeks while he is out of town. | | |
| 12. The doctor says that the surgery is a _______________, but without it your grandfather will die. | | |
| 13. Your ability to _______________ in comfort may depend on how wisely you invest a portion of your income during your working years. | | |
| 14. As of 1996, Japan was the largest foreign aid _______________ in the world. | | |
| 15. A group of demonstrators shouting _______________, and carrying placards were waiting for the prime minister when he got off the plane. | | |
| 16. Men in the Republic of Georgia are unlikely to help with household _______________ such as washing or cooking, which they consider feminine tasks. | | |
| 17. British and American forces _______________ fire in the first battle of the American Revolutionary War in April of 1775. | | |