| 1. After drinking, elephants will often _______________ themselves with mud to protect against biting insects. | | |
| 2. She hates wearing her wool sweater because she finds the material _______________ and uncomfortable. | | |
| 3. Even at low speeds, a car crash forces a _______________ of hundreds of kilograms against your body. | | |
| 4. Now that I have a high-speed Internet connection, I can _______________ pictures, songs, and video files in seconds. | | |
| 5. The natives were carrying spears, and large _______________ made out of wood. | | |
| 6. The flood _______________ destroyed the entire village in about an hour's time. | | |
| 7. The young girl sat _______________ out the window of the classroom, her mind miles away. | | |
| 8. Many African slaves captured for sale in America died during the difficult _______________ across the Atlantic. | | |
| 9. According to a popular tourist guide, the people of Turkey have an _______________ reputation for hospitality. | | |
| 10. The women's movement in the U.S. _______________ in the 1960s. | | |
| 11. We couldn't believe it when we saw the final score _______________ on the screen. We had really won! | | |
| 12. Well, this has been a _______________ evening. I hope we can do it again sometime. | | |
| 13. The voice of the president _______________ over the microphone. | | |
| 14. In North Bohemia in the Czech Republic, children sometimes wear gas _______________ to protect themselves from the terrible air pollution. | | |
| 15. Jacques Cartier _______________ Canada for France in 1534. | | |
| 16. The Barbie doll wasn't given _______________ legs until six years after it was created. | | |