| 1. He lost a lot of money in a failed business _______________ last year. | | |
| 2. He went for a job _______________ last Tuesday, and still doesn't know if he got the job or not. | | |
| 3. His greatest _______________ is to play in a symphony orchestra. | | |
| 4. The first African _______________ arrived in the U.S. in 1619, and were imported to work on tobacco plantations. | | |
| 5. The Premier has _______________ his Finance Minister over his role in the scandal. | | |
| 6. After a couple of difficult years, our business has finally begun to really _______________, and we are looking at record profits this quarter. | | |
| 7. This toy was designed in the U.S., _______________ in China, and packaged in Mexico. | | |
| 8. As an experienced electrician, she earns a very good _______________. | | |
| 9. Our university is now _______________ with a number of post-secondary institutions overseas. | | |
| 10. His company went _______________ because they couldn't keep up with the changing market. | | |
| 11. One of the _______________ in the apartment block beside ours caused a fire that destroyed the entire building. | | |
| 12. I always turn the sound off on the television when the _______________ come on. | | |
| 13. It only _______________ $2 to rent a video on Wednesday nights. | | |
| 14. We still _______________ about $20,000 on our house. | | |
| 15. He sent his _______________ to a number of different companies, but hasn't found a job as of yet. | | |
| 16. Her father _______________ $500 into her account every month while she was at school to pay for food, clothing and entertainment. | | |
| 17. A _______________ in the amount of wheat grown this year has caused the price to go down. | | |