| 1. Jay and Wally _______________ the bars downtown, but they didn't meet anyone interesting. | | |
| 2. The _______________ in property values has meant that housing sales are going up as prices go down. | | |
| 3. Conversations have a normal speed, and people are sometimes impatient of long _______________ made by second language learners. | | |
| 4. The crowning of the young king was _______________ by more than a million people around the world. | | |
| 5. There was an _______________ of a human body drawn in chalk on the sidewalk where the murder took place. | | |
| 6. The planet Jupiter is _______________ to a family of at least 16 moons. | | |
| 7. People around the world have _______________ their communist regimes and embraced democracy. | | |
| 8. He spent the afternoon _______________ posters announcing the concert on walls and utility poles around town. | | |
| 9. As we got nearer the demonstration, we could hear the _______________ calling for an end to the war. | | |
| 10. The ship was _______________ about like a small toy by the huge waves. | | |
| 11. You'd better study hard for the final test. You _______________ failing the course if you don't do well on it. | | |
| 12. Do you know what the final _______________ was in the football match? It was 1-0 when we left. | | |
| 13. It is important for all people to have _______________ to quality medical care. | | |
| 14. All the models were walking around with this forced, fake _______________ on their face during the fashion show. | | |
| 15. There is a delicious cheese _______________ for the vegetables if you want. | | |
| 16. According to manufacturers, the average lifespan of a basketball used in professional basketball is 10,000 _______________. | | |