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1. | The referee blew his ___ when he saw the player commit a foul. | 5. | Homeowners use automatic ___rs to water the lawn in the morning or evening. | 6. | Baseball players wear ___ to catch the ball, although sometimes they catch a ball bare-handed. | 9. | "I've got a frog in my ___" means that you have a temporary vocal obstruction or a cough. | 11. | Aspirin, Tylenol, or Excedrin usually provide ___ from a headache. | 13. | The west coast of the Americas and the east coast of Asian countries comprise the Pacific ___. | 15. | The bigger the ___ that an Olympic diver makes upon entering the water, the lower his score. | 17. | Super ___ XLII (42) between the New York Giants and New England Patriots was an exciting game. (The Giants won, 17-14.) | 18. | In poker, a ___ beats a straight, but a full house beats a ___. (And a good bluff beats everything.) | 21. | ___s such as Ajax and Comet contain bleach to help remove tough stains in sinks and tubs. | 22. | Children run into the living room on Christmas Day to see what presents are ___ the tree. | 23. | Doctors ___ their hands before surgery. | 24. | Toilets and showers often have ___ bars for the elderly and handicapped to hold onto. | 25. | Unbelievably, some frying pans have metal ___s which get hot when the pans get hot. |
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2. | If you don't want your hair to get wet, you should wear a ___ cap when you take a ___. | 3. | When a huge ___ hole opened up on the 110 freeway that connects Pasadena to Los Angeles, northbound traffic was detoured. | 4. | Little boys tend to wipe their noses on their arms or their ___s. | 7. | One speeding ticket was the only ___ on his 20-year driving record. | 8. | If you have time, why don't you ___ ___ my place after lunch? | 10. | If you're fishing at Big Bear Lake and nature calls, there are plenty of portable ___s in the parking lots. (Don't use the lake!) | 12. | She ___ with dismay when she saw that her registration date was a week later than her classmates' date. | 14. | ___ are important eye protection when you're using machinery or painting the ceiling. | 16. | Movie and TV stars quickly become ___ names in the homes of families that enjoy their shows. | 19. | Some people don't know that the ___ in vehicle and bicycle tires, among many other things, comes from trees. | 20. | ___ crimes include crimes committed against persons of a particular race, religion, or sexual preference (gay people, usually). | 21. | A ___ is something you do around the house, like mowing the lawn, washing the car, or doing the laundry. |
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