| 1. Your son's work in school is _______________, but we feel he could do much better. | | |
| 2. We were simply _______________ to hear of his sudden death. | | |
| 3. She is a very _______________ dancer. You can really feel her mood and her energy through her performance. | | |
| 4. We put the ice cream and frozen strawberries in the _______________ to make a deliciously refreshing drink. | | |
| 5. In acupuncture, the body of the patient is _______________ with special needles at specific points and at various angles and depths. | | |
| 6. The witness nodded _______________ when asked if she understood the question. | | |
| 7. Some fish used to make sushi is first frozen and then _______________ before being eaten in order to kill parasites. | | |
| 8. The teacher drew a diagram on the board to _______________ her point. | | |
| 9. A prime number is a number which is _______________ by any other number than one, or that number itself. | | |
| 10. You'd better _______________ little Bobby's nose. | | |
| 11. Despite the woman's _______________ that she had seen a UFO, no one took the story seriously. | | |
| 12. The cookies _______________ as soon as I put them on the table. | | |
| 13. Studies show that _______________ the amount of salt in your diet lowers your blood pressure. | | |
| 14. Beethoven poured ice water over his head when he sat down to create music, believing it _______________ his brain. | | |