| 1. Aesop's fable tells us, "Don't count your chickens before they are _______________." | | |
| 2. Birds use many different _______________ to build nests. | | |
| 3. The young girl forgot an apple in her knapsack for a week, and it went _______________. | | |
| 4. The Mars Pathfinder spacecraft landed on Mars in 1997 and made measurements of the Martian _______________. | | |
| 5. The world's deepest known _______________, at a depth of 2080 metres, is located in Abkhazia, a small country which borders on Russia. | | |
| 6. The president is very popular, and is said to have the support of over 60% of the _______________. | | |
| 7. The Dahlak Archipelago in Eritrea has been designated a national park in order to preserve its rich _______________ life, which includes dolphins, sharks, turtles, and beautiful seashells. | | |
| 8. Something really _______________ - I think I must have stepped in some dog poop. | | |
| 9. The _______________ of this vine have a very strong, sweet smell. | | |
| 10. Your kids are growing like _______________. I can't believe how tall they are. | | |
| 11. There are certain gestures, such as a smile, which are _______________ recognizable. | | |
| 12. The human body can go more than 40 days without something to eat, but only four to five days without _______________. | | |
| 13. We held the birthday party outside, and it was so _______________ that it was difficult to light the candles on the cake. | | |
| 14. A balloon released into the jet _______________ would take two weeks to travel completely around the globe. | | |