| 1. The architect went over the _______________ for the building with the buyers. | | |
| 2. The 3 most valuable _______________ names on Earth are: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. | | |
| 3. I felt a little nervous in the kayak when we started getting into some big _______________, but everything went okay. | | |
| 4. About half of the world's turtle species face possible extinction, due in large part to a growing _______________ for turtles as food, and as a source of traditional medicines. | | |
| 5. The politician looked nervous in the _______________ of the television lights. | | |
| 6. The leader of the right wing party was quoted making racist _______________ at a recent political rally. | | |
| 7. The repairs to my car have put quite a _______________ in my wallet. | | |
| 8. The country of Pakistan eventually _______________ into two parts. | | |
| 9. In 1961, the United States _______________ all trade with the island nation of Cuba because it is a communist country. | | |
| 10. In 1976, an Israeli commando squad _______________ over 100 hostages being held by Palestinian terrorists who had hijacked a French airliner. | | |
| 11. They give out free _______________ of appetizers in front of the restaurant to attract customers. | | |
| 12. The accident wasn't really anyone's _______________. The car slid on the ice and hit the bus. | | |
| 13. The children all ran for _______________ when it began to rain. | | |
| 14. The weight of a human fetus _______________ about 2.4 billion times in nine months. | | |
| 15. Runners from Kenya first _______________ the international sports world during the 1968 Olympic games. | | |
| 16. In July of 1941, baseball great Joe DiMaggio's hitting _______________ came to an end at 56 games. | | |