| 1. That movie was an _______________ waste of money! Don't bother going to it. | | |
| 2. A decrease in blood flow to the _______________ usually results in a loss of consciousness. | | |
| 3. The weatherman is expecting _______________, probably in the form of snow for this evening. | | |
| 4. During mating season at the end of the seasonal rains, elephants _______________ together into groups of 100-200. | | |
| 5. The _______________ desert is a serious environmental problem in Saudi Arabia. | | |
| 6. The _______________ that human blood resembles most closely in terms of chemical composition is sea water. | | |
| 7. Water will _______________ more substances than will any other liquid. | | |
| 8. We _______________ to about half a kilometre from shore in my friend's little boat and then got out our fishing rods. | | |
| 9. Our final _______________ start in about two weeks. | | |
| 10. More than 1,800 _______________ of fish are known to inhabit the Amazon River. | | |
| 11. The movie scene was filmed from a number of different _______________. | | |
| 12. The newest computer microprocessors can complete a billion _______________ in the time it takes a person to blink. | | |
| 13. Over a dozen people are dead, and scores wounded after a _______________ attack on the rebel camp by forces loyal to the president. | | |