| 1. There are too many items on the _______________ for the meeting - we'll never get through them all. | | |
| 2. According to Kofi Annan, unless we take swift and decisive action, by 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may be living in countries that face serious water _______________. | | |
| 3. He left his resumé at a number of different business _______________ around town and is hoping to get some kind of office job. | | |
| 4. You _______________ pig! You ate the whole cake, and didn't leave even a crumb for the others. | | |
| 5. In the rural areas of Costa Rica, girls _______________ household chores while boys do outdoor tasks such as chopping wood. | | |
| 6. There's a lot of _______________ stereo equipment in here, so we'd better lock the door. | | |
| 7. A _______________ as a soldier is highly respected in Nepal and, for many men, represents the only chance they have to escape a life of poverty. | | |
| 8. The U.S. has accused the government of Pakistan of _______________ terrorism. | | |
| 9. After Cortez brought chocolate back from Mexico to King Charles V's royal court in 1528, chocolate production became a _______________ industry for Spain, which planted cocoa trees in its overseas colonies. | | |
| 10. In Burundi, drinking beer through a straw is important in events such as marriage _______________. | | |
| 11. Pauline generally makes about $100 per night in _______________ working as a waitress. | | |
| 12. Sandra simply can't _______________ to clothe her children in all the newest fashions on her small salary. | | |
| 13. Thomas Edison, _______________ of the light bulb, was afraid of the dark. | | |
| 14. The president is seeking to _______________ relations with his European counterparts following their disagreement over the Iraq war. | | |
| 15. If you hand your assignment in late, I will _______________ 5% for each day it is overdue. | | |
| 16. Tele_______________ may allow more people to work from less urbanized areas in the future. | | |
| 17. Opinion polls in February 2000 showed that 70% of the people of Slovakia support their country's _______________ to join the European Union. | | |