| 1. She had the _______________ of alcohol and cigarettes on her breath, and I didn't really feel like kissing her. | | |
| 2. Police are looking for witnesses in the _______________ beating of an 80-year-old man on the weekend. | | |
| 3. The young boy _______________ as he sat down to write the exam. | | |
| 4. More than 50 people have _______________ been killed in clashes between Palestinians and Israelis in the past few months. | | |
| 5. She always _______________ the truth so that I sound really bad, and she sounds good. | | |
| 6. The boss _______________ him for getting drunk at lunch. | | |
| 7. They were able to discuss their divorce calmly and _______________ until they came to the subject of the children. | | |
| 8. The patient had night _______________ that left him shivering with cold. | | |
| 9. I _______________ why his wife didn't come to the party. | | |
| 10. Costa Rican president Oscar Arias Sanchez was _______________ the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to bring about peace in Central America. | | |
| 11. We _______________ that Willie would help us move, but unfortunately he was out of town for the weekend. | | |
| 12.The castle is really _______________. It looks like a place where monsters would live. | | |
| 13. In the Middle Ages, many people thought that the stars were _______________ of light shining through holes in the floor of heaven. | | |
| 14. The government has begun a new campaign aimed at _______________ smoking among teens. | | |
| 15. Be careful; that pile of dishes is somewhat _______________, so it may fall over. | | |