| 1. A leading __________ suggests that this country will experience an important decrease in unemployment over the next few years. | | |
| 2. The __________ animal trade has been a significant factor in the decline of the wild orangutan population. | | |
| 3. The __________ of avocados in local grocery stores depends on the growing season in California. | | |
| 4. The icy roads were definitely a __________ in the car accident. | | |
| 5. Nelson Mandela once observed that only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into __________. | | |
| 6. Immigrants often seek areas of their newly adopted country that are __________ in some way to their original homeland. | | |
| 7. He __________ the map on the wall and asked the students to show him where they were from. | | |
| 8. Health officials are __________ water samples to find out exactly what it is that has made over 20 people in the town sick in the last 2 weeks. | | |
| 9. Using the Internet can dramatically speed up your __________ on a topic. | | |
| 10. The economy of Yemen has been harmed by __________ declines in oil prices. | | |