| 1. Any guesses as to who will take over as chairman are pure _______________ at this point, and shouldn't be taken seriously. | | |
| 2. Anyone who is in the boat must wear some kind of _______________ device. | | |
| 3. There was a real _______________ to get out of the building after the concert ended. | | |
| 4. In June, the Earth is _______________ towards the sun, producing summers in the northern half of our planet. | | |
| 5. Frogs do not drink, but absorb water from their _______________ through their skin. | | |
| 6. We got ourselves a cat to _______________ the cabin of mice. | | |
| 7. A firefighter came to our office to do an _______________ for fire safety. | | |
| 8. Sophie couldn't wait for the first magazine to come when we got her a _______________ to Archie comics for her birthday. | | |
| 9. We asked our boss for a two-day _______________ to the project. | | |
| 10. Due to a chemical change, the sweet taste of corn begins to _______________ as soon as it is picked, so it should be eaten as quickly as possible. | | |
| 11. Wind tunnel studies alert car designers to specific areas of _______________. | | |
| 12. "India Today," the most popular magazine in India, has a bi-weekly _______________ of 970,000. | | |
| 13. You have a baggage _______________ of one suitcase and one carry-on bag per person for the flight. | | |
| 14. He is a good friend of mine, very helpful, and always _______________. | | |