| 1. The car was burning as firemen fought to _______________ a passenger trapped in the back seat. | | |
| 2. This movie was originally _______________ because of the sex scenes in it. | | |
| 3. We've been working without a break for over 5 hours, and we've barely put a _______________ in all the stuff we have to do. | | |
| 4. I'm going to go into the basement to _______________ some wood for the fire. | | |
| 5. People were jumping up and down, and _______________ flags as the athletes marched into the stadium. | | |
| 6. We are _______________ to leave for Beirut as soon as we can get a visa. | | |
| 7. The men who hijacked flight 413 to London have _______________ over £5 million in ransom. | | |
| 8. He is always looking for a new _______________ and has tried surfing, bungy jumping, parachuting, rock-climbing and cliff diving. | | |
| 9. We looked at maybe a hundred different carpet _______________ before finding the one we wanted for our living room. | | |
| 10. The shooting star _______________ across the sky. | | |
| 11. The _______________ you made about her haircut really hurt her feelings. | | |
| 12. Our sales continue to _______________ as our company name gets known. | | |
| 13. We'd better _______________ up the food until we start eating; otherwise, the flies will get into it. | | |
| 14. The sunlight _______________ down on the marchers in the parade. | | |
| 15. My friend paid over $200 for a pair of designer _______________ sunglasses. | | |
| 16. You need to overlook your spouse's minor _______________ if you want your marriage to succeed. | | |