| 1. The sabre-tooth tiger is an early _______________ of the domestic cat. | | |
| 2. Profits in our company have risen by over 12 percent since we _______________ our new sales strategy. | | |
| 3. Los Angeles is experiencing serious problems with violence between _______________ of youths in the inner city neighbourhoods. | | |
| 4. An important time in Vietnamese culture is when families get together to honour the _______________ of an ancestor's death. | | |
| 5. Everyone _______________ the blame for the pollution of our planet to some extent. | | |
| 6. Yannick is a very _______________ person, and sometimes people take advantage of him. | | |
| 7. The _______________ of a woman who was murdered is said to haunt the old house. | | |
| 8. It is _______________ to bring a bottle of wine when you are invited somewhere for supper. | | |
| 9. The _______________ of Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. | | |
| 10. They became _______________ involved during a conference they were both attending in Paris last summer. | | |
| 11. There is _______________ everywhere, against other races, the opposite gender, those who are older, younger, shorter, poorer, richer, less educated, etc. | | |
| 12. When I was little, my dad was my _______________ because he seemed so big and strong and brave. | | |
| 13. Television reporters always _______________ the government. | | |
| 14. Our apartment has a very _______________ look with its soft colours, and pictures of flowers. | | |