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4. | I'd rather ___ on my feet than live on my knees. --Popular expression. | 7. | Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia are three states in the Deep ___. | 8. | A pastor often says "Ashes to ashes, ___ to ___" at the funeral service in the cemetery. | 10. | Doctors don't recommend it, but many people treat minor ___s with aloe vera or butter. | 11. | Many drivers fail to notice an emergency vehicle, even when its ___ is blaring and its lights are flashing. (Wake up!) | 12. | The gasoline ___ truck crashed into a pillar of the overpass, causing the overpass to melt and collapse. | 14. | Our founding fathers ___d independence from Great Britain in 1776. | 16. | The ___ hills were ablaze from the fire; it was time for homeowners to drive to safety. | 17. | The Los Angeles city reporter was ___d--no one had been killed by a hit-and-run driver in four days! | 18. | Crossing the street in the city of Los Angeles is ___ for elderly people and people in wheelchairs. |
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1. | A flame-___ coating on wood and fabric will slow the advance of fire. | 2. | The fire produced huge amounts of black ___, which covered cars and streets. | 3. | The ability of a ___ to take off and land vertically makes it a valuable flying machine. | 5. | Read the label: many "fruit flavored" drinks do not ___ even one drop of real fruit. | 6. | Thousands of Vietnamese who wanted to ___ Saigon on April 30, 1975 were left behind. | 9. | The greatest ___ to animals in the woods is fire caused by lightning or by humans. | 13. | The smallest ___ from a fire can float into a house and cause it to burn down. | 15. | The Homestead Act (1862) gave 160 ___s of land to anyone who would develop the land. |
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