| 1. A beginning skier was badly injured by a snowboarder who was going too fast down a _______________ meant for beginners. | | |
| 2. Relief organizations are working to ban the _______________ and use of children as soldiers in many countries. | | |
| 3. The government is conducting a study of services offered at the provincial and federal level to see if there is a _______________ of services that could be eliminated. | | |
| 4. The electronics industry uses several types of _______________ material, including glass, ceramic, and plastic. | | |
| 5. The little girl _______________ at Santa's beard to see if it was real. | | |
| 6. I _______________ out of bed around 9:00, and ran down the stairs to the breakfast table. | | |
| 7. The earthquake left large _______________ in the walls of the building. | | |
| 8. A new revised, _______________ and expanded edition of the book has recently been published. | | |
| 9. Firemen have _______________ off the building because of a gas leak. | | |
| 10. The children were waiting up in the hopes of getting a _______________ of Santa Claus coming down the chimney. | | |
| 11. We felt a bit nervous when we came across the _______________ of a couple of bears while out hiking. | | |
| 12. The _______________ on the inside of my shoes is rubbing against my toes, and causing blisters. | | |
| 13. Along the coast of Tahiti, there are _______________ of forest, where tropical almond and coconut trees can be found. | | |
| 14. Many _______________ expect the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere to double by the year 2025. | | |