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3. | As loggers destroy the ___s, birds and other animals lose their homes. | 5. | ___ is India's second largest city, and New ___ is India's capital. | 6. | The man said that the woman was drunk when she fell to her death off the 10th floor ___. The police were suspicious. | 8. | To control protesters, police erected ___s on all the streets surrounding the convention center. | 9. | 1-800-FLOWERS is the phone number for a popular ___. | 11. | ___ed wire is very common on cattle ranches to prevent them from wandering off. A ___ on your hook keeps the fish from shaking free. | 14. | Many investors are ___king as they see the stock markets falling worldwide, but no one is jumping off balconies yet. | 15. | Everyone was standing with their hands in their ___s because it was so cold. | 18. | She didn't ___ that he had bought her a beautiful gift--she thought he had forgotten her birthday. | 20. | A large kangaroo can ___ about 27 feet in a single bounce. | 22. | If you're going to buy a house, you can make an ___, and the seller can make a counter-___. | 23. | Someone who keeps sticking his ___ out will eventually get his head chopped off. | 24. | Before the election, volunteers pounded the ___ throughout the city to register citizens to vote. | 25. | Don't ask the boss for a raise--he's in an ___ mood right now. | 26. | The dog that bit the child in the face was ___ed a few days later. (That was the last child it would ever bite.) |
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1. | Many cities try to keep ___s asking for handouts away from busy downtown areas. | 2. | "My relatives are ___ing me dry," complained the man as he wrote his grandson a check for tuition. | 4. | They ordered a couple of Bloody Marys and enjoyed the early evening ___ at the beach. | 7. | He ___ed his head as he tried to figure out where he had left his keys. | 10. | Scientists and mathematicians used to use ___ rules; now they use calculators or computers. | 12. | The drunken teen tried to walk on the balcony ___; he fell off, breaking his ankle on the pavement 10 feet below. | 13. | Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher, is baseball's ___out king--during his 27 years, he struck out 5,714 batters. | 15. | Because of the depressed economy, manufacturing ___s throughout the nation are cutting back or shutting down. | 16. | The three boys ___ed up on the skinny kid with glasses, knocking him down and taking his book bag. | 17. | The residents protested against the city council's vote to allow billboards in town--they are distracting and ___, said the residents. | 19. | The policeman was seriously ___d when his patrol car crashed into another patrol car. | 21. | "Well, I'll be a ___'s uncle!" said Bob when he saw that his wife had picked five of six winning numbers. Her lottery ticket was worth $30,000. "I love that woman!" |
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