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2. | The Freedom Tower, replacing the Twin Towers, will reach a ___ of 1,776 feet. | 4. | If you don't ___ your boat to the dock, your boat might float away. | 7. | The child's doll was ___red beyond recognition by the fire. | 8. | The two small planes collided and then ___ed straight down into the small lake. | 10. | Numerous fires have occurred recently at Griffith Park. Officials say some were ___ set, but most were deliberately set. | 12. | In 2012, the Olympic ___ will be carried by runners from Athens to London, where it will ignite the huge flame in the stadium's cauldron. | 13. | In the past, if you had ___ed the Washington Monument by walking, you would have climbed 897 steps. (The stairs are now closed.) | 15. | California is seeking to ban helium ___s because they cause power outages when they hit electric lines. | 16. | "___s for sale or rent, Rooms to let 50 cents." --lyrics, "King of the Road" | 18. | Sometimes the Air Force shoots a missile into the night sky that produces ___ colors, like fireworks. | 19. | The members of the climbing team were ___ing from the peak of K2 when an avalanche killed most of them. | 20. | ___ is a region in France best known for the sparkling white wine that it produces. | 21. | The fireman got ___s on both his hands. |
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1. | The bronze ___ of a surfer was stolen from the pier and probably sold as scrap metal. | 3. | Because of an ___ to his knee, Tiger Woods had to sit out most of the 2008 golf season. | 4. | The bald eagle ___s, even though more than 100,000 of them were shot and killed in the early 1900s. | 5. | The book was so fascinating that I read the ___ thing in one night. | 6. | At the Olympics, athletes and coaches ___ each other so much that you'd think there was a gold medal for hugging. | 9. | The Olympic diver slipped off the board, ___ing his chances for a good score on that dive. | 11. | Michael Phelps and his teammates had reason to ___ after he won his 8th Olympic gold medal. | 14. | The mother of 3 was in the crosswalk when the driver ran over her. She's in ___ condition in the hospital; the driver disappeared. | 17. | It ___red to him that, since many other drivers also had tinted front windows, he could just ignore the police warning to remove his tint. |
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