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1. | When the top___ disappears from wind or erosion, crops cannot grow. | 2. | Because the ___ seems to be rising all over the world, global warming is a popular topic. | 6. | You don't need to go into the ___s; just give me the general idea. | 7. | Here's an odd book ___: "The Story of My Life Before My Mother Knew Me." | 12. | It's your ___ as a citizen to vote and to serve on juries. | 13. | Don't wash your dirty ___ in public. (Keep family matters private.) | 14. | Jimmy is an ultrasound ___; he "sees" your heart via sound waves. | 15. | Because they had no written language, they shared their traditional stories ___. | 17. | Close ___ before striking. --Instruction on matchbooks. | 18. | The ___ doesn't go to the top floor. --Joke referring to a person's intelligence. | 20. | He drank so much champagne at the brunch that he ended up ___ing in the rest room. | 22. | The city ___ is full of dead bodies. | 23. | The victim wasn't breathing and the paramedic could not feel a ___, so she started CPR. |
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Down: |
1. | While we're on vacation in London, let's see all the ___s. | 3. | He turned on his computer, but the screen on the ___ remained completely black. | 4. | If you see a tornado coming, head for the ___ of your house. (Quickly--and don't forget the cat!) | 5. | A ___ has to be ___ while waiting to see the doctor. (Even when he or she has an appointment.) | 8. | The paramedics strapped the victim onto the ___ and rolled the ___ into the back of the ambulance. | 9. | ___ surgery can make your big nose smaller and your thin lips fatter. | 10. | A. ___ally, I like that tie you're wearing. B. Why, thank you! | 11. | Because the pain was in Bob's large intestine, the doctor examined Bob ___. (Ouch!) | 16. | A. What's that ___? B. I think we need to freshen the kitty litter. | 17. | She took a break from doing household ___ by watching TV for a while. | 19. | The instructions were so ___ that no one knew exactly what to do. | 21. | He forgot to pull up his ___per after using the rest room. |
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