| 1. Among some American Indian tribes, it was customary to give newborn males _______________ names; these names were changed later as the boys developed character and showed courage in manhood. | | |
| 2. In March of 1848, Niagara Falls _______________ flowing for the first time in recorded history, when an ice jam in the Niagara River caused the water to stop moving. | | |
| 3. Vehicles may be closer than they appear in your car mirrors because the glass used to make these mirrors can _______________ your view. | | |
| 4. The gas that surrounds a star acts as a blanket that _______________ the star's internal heat. | | |
| 5. After having a fight with the boss, Kareem asked one of the other managers to _______________ their dispute. | | |
| 6. Inequities of wealth and power were _______________ features of the traditional Chinese state. | | |
| 7. Isaac Newton _______________ Kepler's model of planetary motion, but did not perfect it. | | |
| 8. The management team looked at a number of different _______________ for how the company could expand over the next five years. | | |
| 9. Men and women live out their lives in social worlds that are separate at some points and _______________ at others. | | |
| 10. When my students worry that they aren't improving, I use the _______________ of my children's growth: I'm not aware of how much they've grown because I see them every day, but friends who see them infrequently certainly notice the change. | | |