| 1. The terrorists have threatened to begin _______________ the hostages if their demands are not met by midnight. | | |
| 2. Either you children stop fighting or you'll get a good _______________. | | |
| 3. In February 1993, more than 1,000 people were killed in ethnic _______________ in Northern Ghana. | | |
| 4. The demonstration was _______________ put down by government security forces. | | |
| 5. In December of 1977, the government of Egypt broke off relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen, all _______________ of its peace initiatives with Israel. | | |
| 6. Police have said they believe the murder of the leader of the motorcycle gang is in _______________ for the death of two members of a rival gang last month. | | |
| 7. The village was surrounded by a _______________ army. | | |
| 8. The prisoner confessed to the crime after being _______________ by the police. | | |
| 9. Someone _______________ the tires of his car while it was parked outside the nightclub. | | |
| 10. The _______________ players on the team are very important in helping new players adjust to the pressures of professional sports. | | |
| 11. Government soldiers have been _______________ the guerrilla-held area for days now. | | |
| 12. A prisoner was shot by a _______________ as he tried to climb the fence surrounding the prison-of-war camp. | | |
| 13. In January of 1842, at the end of an attempted retreat from Kabul, about 9,000 British troops were _______________ in the Khyber Pass. | | |