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1. | The Great ___ is a mostly level area between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. | 3. | If you live in the midwest plains, you can expect dangerous ___es every spring. (Head for the basement!) | 6. | The four ___s hopped out of the still-moving stolen car and dashed off in four different directions. | 8. | There's no ___ing ___ some people's tastes. (One man's trash is another man's treasure.) | 10. | In many developing countries, poor people wander through landfills and ___s looking for food or valuables. | 12. | The cardboard box was smashed on one end, but there was no ___ to the contents. | 14. | The detectives have to ___ every crime so that they can provide evidence for the prosecutor. | 15. | A "___ slope" is a phrase used by someone who argues that things will only get worse. (Don't let someone get their foot in the door.) | 16. | The four US cycling athletes got off the plane in Beijing wearing black protective breathing ___s. (They later apologized.) |
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Down: |
1. | Rising fuel prices are causing many restaurants to decrease the size of the ___s of food that they serve to patrons. | 2. | No matter how you ___d it, the politician's speech was nothing but baloney. (As usual.) | 4. | The helicopter carrying 9 firefighters crashed in the heavy smoke; 8 died, but 4 survivors were eventually ___d. | 5. | The train containing dangerous chemicals ___ed next to a small town, which police evacuated. | 7. | Your health provider will pay for the cost of an ___ ride to the hospital, if the provider thinks the ride was necessary. | 9. | If your child is handicapped, contact your state's ___ of Special Education for Students with Disabilities. | 11. | Single people who are ___ active should always use protection and get checked for STDs (___ Transmitted Diseases). | 13. | Colors are usually labeled as light, ___, and dark (as in light blue, ___ blue, and dark blue). |
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