| 1. In the Amazon, it rains almost every day, and trees and plants grow _______________ fast. | | |
| 2. It's always the girls who look really _______________ who are actually pretty wild. | | |
| 3. If you eat and drink _______________, and get regular exercise, you will feel much better. | | |
| 4. The _______________ of the response by the medical personnel probably saved his life. | | |
| 5. The _______________ of gang murders has prompted police to increase their patrols of the area where the killings have occurred. | | |
| 6. I had to _______________ my pants after Christmas dinner because I ate so much turkey. | | |
| 7. To the Congolese people, ants are considered a _______________, either raw or roasted. | | |
| 8. For listening practice, the teacher had the students listen to a song and fill in _______________ with missing words. | | |
| 9. The band is looking for a new singer now that their lead _______________ has decided to start a solo career. | | |
| 10. Now that he has won practically every _______________ tournament he has entered, it is a good time to turn pro. | | |
| 11. The _______________ of the living conditions in the work camps caused many young men to quit after a couple of weeks. | | |
| 12. Management's continued _______________ is making it extremely difficult for the union to reach an agreement. | | |
| 13. Humankind began establishing the first _______________ settlements when they learned how to grow food, about 10,000 years ago. | | |
| 14. The culture of Peru traditionally features a firm belief in male _______________. | | |