| 1. They have a very quiet life in a small _______________ in northern Scotland. | | |
| 2. One of the opposition _______________ in the election was assassinated by members of a pro-government militia. | | |
| 3. The government sent out the military to stop _______________ which had broken out during a demonstration against the new tax increase. | | |
| 4. The United States launched a _______________ satellite into orbit in December of 1988. | | |
| 5. My neighbour does volunteer work for a _______________ organization downtown. | | |
| 6. Nikita Khrushchev once said that _______________ are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. | | |
| 7. The calendar in Thailand is based on the Buddhist _______________, and is therefore 543 years ahead of the western calendar. | | |
| 8. In some cultures, it is _______________ for public school students to dye their hair or wear pierced earrings. | | |
| 9. There is a biblical proverb which holds that grey hair is a _______________ of glory. | | |
| 10. As soon as we have received instructions, we shall proceed _______________. | | |
| 11. Birds do not sing because they are happy; it is a _______________ behaviour. | | |
| 12. Abraham Lincoln once remarked that the _______________ is stronger than the bullet. | | |
| 13. There are scandals and _______________ in governments all over the world. | | |