| 1. An oil _______________ is a catastrophe for marine life unless it is cleaned up immediately. | | |
| 2. There is a _______________ of newspapers in the hall that need to be recycled. | | |
| 3. The threads on this _______________ are gone, and it keeps coming out. | | |
| 4. The students tried to get a _______________ at the test that was sitting on the teacher's desk before she came into the room. | | |
| 5. I hate hearing the sound of the _______________ when I go to the dentist's office. | | |
| 6. Taking care of a puppy can be a real _______________ at times. They need to be walked, fed, played with, trained, etc. | | |
| 7. The man gave me a _______________ and told me to get out of his way. | | |
| 8. Just put the detergent into the washing machine, and press the _______________; it's that easy! | | |
| 9. The police arrested the suspect after a dangerous car _______________ through the downtown core. | | |
| 10. He crashed into a tree during his driving test when he stepped on the gas instead of the _______________ by accident. | | |
| 11. I thought I heard a _______________ at the door but when I opened it, there was no one there. | | |
| 12. Politicians make all kinds of wild _______________ before an election, but usually break most of them once they are in office. | | |
| 13. André Agassi won the first _______________ against Pete Sampras at Wimbledon this morning. | | |
| 14. Soon after the boat sprang a _______________, it sank to the bottom of the lake. | | |
| 15. These pants are a good _______________; I think I'll buy them. | | |