| 1. There is obviously not a single _______________ of truth in the accused murderer's story. | | |
| 2. The young woman _______________ her skirt above her knees as she waded through the water. | | |
| 3. Punk hairstyles which used to _______________ people a few years ago now seem almost commonplace. | | |
| 4. The snake _______________ itself around the man's arm. | | |
| 5. There is usually a large meteor _______________ in the middle of August each year. | | |
| 6. In some societies, looking a superior in the eyes when they are speaking is considered _______________. | | |
| 7. We wanted to go to Europe for our holidays, but it costs a _______________ just to fly there. | | |
| 8. The little girl was crying as her mother combed her hair because it was so full of _______________. | | |
| 9. We could hear people in the burning building screaming in fright and _______________ for help. | | |
| 10. Inexperienced language learners often _______________ the learning strategies necessary for independent study of a second language. | | |
| 11. Water was _______________ from his nose as he stood waiting in the rain. | | |
| 12. It is not _______________ to use a calculator during the test. | | |
| 13. A fly was _______________ around the room while I was trying to study, and it kept distracting me. | | |
| 14. One cowboy _______________ a chair over the head of another as a fight broke out in the bar. | | |
| 15. During the time of the Shang civilization in ancient China, royal burials were often accompanied by human and animal _______________. | | |