| 1. She usually went to the library to study because there was so much _______________ in the student residences. | | |
| 2. I really admire José's ability to stay calm in stressful _______________. | | |
| 3. The children spent the afternoon throwing _______________ into the creek, and watching them drift downstream. | | |
| 4. The space shuttle exploded in the first _______________ of its flight, killing all the astronauts onboard. | | |
| 5. They look like they are doing okay, but in _______________ they are having a lot of problems. | | |
| 6. The Loch Ness monster is one of the great _______________ of our time. Does it really exist? | | |
| 7. Gary is learning a number of simple _______________ tricks to entertain his daughter's friends at her birthday party. | | |
| 8. The outside of the house looked quite nice, but the _______________ was really dirty. | | |
| 9. You are going to have to put in a lot more _______________ if you really want to improve your Spanish. | | |
| 10. People in the village believe that the _______________ of the murdered man still walks the streets at night, looking for his killer. | | |
| 11. It is amazing to see the _______________ of runners in an Olympic marathon. I couldn't run that fast for even 1 kilometre. | | |
| 12. We use only natural _______________ for all our fabrics. | | |
| 13. The coach will need to change his team's _______________ if they hope to win the next game. | | |
| 14. Please report any _______________ immediately to the office. | | |
| 15. We need to buy another _______________ of toothpaste. | | |