| 1. The desktop computer has become a _______________ in the modern household. | | |
| 2. Smoking has been banned in public buildings here because of the _______________ second-hand smoke poses. | | |
| 3. If today's ice caps melted completely, sea _______________ would rise across the world by about 70 metres. | | |
| 4. She felt like an _______________ when she tried to speak Italian, and all the children laughed at her. | | |
| 5. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that the will of the people shall be the _______________ of the authority of government. | | |
| 6. Scientists say that pigs, unlike all other domestic animals, arrive at _______________ by thinking them through. | | |
| 7. You children are _______________ for making sure that all your toys are put away before supper. | | |
| 8. Scientific tests show that while a dog's _______________ lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hours. | | |
| 9. Our cat likes to scratch the _______________ of the tree in front of our house. | | |
| 10. He lost his _______________ and screamed at the secretary and made her cry. | | |
| 11. We put some _______________ in the garden to support the tomato plants as they grow. | | |
| 12. The 75 self-portraits painted by Rembrandt reveal his _______________ from youth to old age. | | |
| 13. The photograph is so clear that you can see even the tiniest _______________ in the pattern on the woman's dress. | | |
| 14. A thin _______________ of smoke could be seen rising from the campsite. | | |
| 15. Let's meet at the _______________ at 3:30 so we can ski the last run down the mountain together. | | |
| 16. We bought a little goatskin _______________ at a market in Cairo for about $10. | | |