| 1. Derek sat on the _______________ of the new receptionist's desk, and tried to strike up a conversation. | | |
| 2. In Korea, you shouldn't open a gift the _______________ it is received, but should wait, and open it in private. | | |
| 3. Take the _______________ off the pot once the soup begins to boil. | | |
| 4. The Dalai Lama once remarked that _______________ is sometimes the best answer. | | |
| 5. The luggage _______________ on the train was full so we had to carry our suitcases on our laps for the whole trip. | | |
| 6. _______________ between galaxies trigger star formation and drive the galaxies to consume their gas and dust, creating new stars. | | |
| 7. Dave picked up a _______________ of beer, and I got the pizza to have while we watched the hockey game. | | |
| 8. All the boys were dressed in black _______________, with dark blue shirts and bright pink ties. | | |
| 9. The farmer's field was full of empty corn _______________ now that the season had ended. | | |
| 10. Identical _______________ do not have identical fingerprints. | | |
| 11. To maintain good health, it is important to drink _______________ of water. | | |
| 12. She tries every new diet _______________ that appears, but has been unsuccessful in really losing weight and keeping it off. | | |
| 13. The chief monetary _______________ of Japan is the yen. | | |
| 14. For the film "The Little Mermaid," one thousand different colours were used on 1,100 _______________. | | |
| 15. In ancient China, towns were often arranged in _______________ so that if seen from the air, the whole community would resemble an animal or a symbolic design. | | |