| 1. The United States _______________ more money from the goods it exports than any other country in the world. | | |
| 2. Sonya is a very _______________ volleyball player, with a powerful smash, and an excellent serve. | | |
| 3. The _______________ of the disease seems to have accelerated somewhat in the last week, and his doctor is very worried. | | |
| 4. The calves are kept in tiny _______________ that are so small they can hardly move, and then are slaughtered for food. | | |
| 5. Scott is the owner of an important computer consulting _______________ in his country. | | |
| 6. Please make sure that all _______________ are recorded on the computer, so we know exactly what we have sold, and for how much. | | |
| 7. The discovery of gold on Sado Island helped _______________ the Japanese government from the time of the Tokugawa dynasty right up until 1990. | | |
| 8. His English language skills are a great _______________ in his job in international trade. | | |
| 9. He lost his entire _______________ gambling on the stock market. | | |
| 10. When he dies, he is going to leave his millions to some _______________ cause. | | |
| 11. My boss told me he would give me a _______________ at the end of the month. | | |
| 12. He was so good that we _______________ him right after the job interview. | | |
| 13. Someone once joked that dogs think you're family, whereas cats think you're _______________. | | |
| 14. The orange _______________ in Florida was damaged by unusually cold weather this year. | | |
| 15. With the end of its 99-year _______________ on Hong Kong approaching, Britain and China signed an agreement on December 24, 1984, under which all of Hong Kong was to be returned to China in 1997. | | |
| 16. Taiwan's economy was largely _______________ until 1949. | | |
| 17. Studies show that women continue to assume most of the _______________ involved in rearing children. | | |