When I was a child I used to ______ Superman comic books with my friend Marty: if I had one that he hadn’t read and he had one that I hadn’t read, I’d give him mine and he would give me his.

During the war, my uncle remembers his parents _______ bread for meat with their neighbors.

The family lost all their ________ in the fire; everything they owned had been burned beyond repair.

He offered to help me move next weekend _______ for all the help I gave him when he was unemployed.

The annual office Christmas party will _______ on December 18th.

In colonial times, North American Indians traded _______ to the European settlers in exchange for guns and various hand-crafted metal objects.

Marco Polo brought back _______ that he purchased on his journey across Asia.

My friend in Florida and I have an _______: I stay at her house when I’m in Miami, and she stays at my house when she’s in New York.

I offered to drive him to the airport _______ a nice meal when he returned from his vacation.

The twins _______ clothes on April Fools’ Day to trick all their friends. / I’ll swap my cheese sandwich for your turkey sandwich.

My aunt came home from work only to find all of her jewelry missing and everything else in the house turned _______.

During the economic crisis, people in my town created _______, which allowed them to obtain things they needed without having to pay any money for them.

After working as the head chef at a well-respected French restaurant for several years, she decided to _______ a restaurant of her own.

If you want to find out more about the community clean-up, _______ Dan, the organizer.

Knowing that there had been a major accident on the highway, he took an _______ route to work.

Most of the countries of the European Union have adopted the euro as their common _______.

The farmers’ market had dozens of _______ run by vendors selling fruits and vegetables.

The sales assistant assured us that we could return the tablet if it proved to be _______.

As the term went on, the teacher began to _______ great improvement in her students’ vocabulary.

Your second paragraph is rather general. Why don’t you _______ it by adding a few examples?

After several meetings, she and her boss _______: she would work weekends until the report was completed in exchange for an extra week of vacation.

Typewriters have _______, now that most people have switched over to computers, laptops, and tablets.

The letter U _______ the letter V in the English alphabet.

Our previous assistant was fired because she was totally _______. Her replacement works much more accurately and quickly.

If you want to _______ community politics, a good way to start is to offer to do volunteer work for the Mayor or one of the members of the City Council.

Dad has plans to turn our _______ into an underground family entertainment center; I can’t wait for it to be finished.

During the recent economic crisis, the area was _______ affected when local factories were forced to close and thousands of workers lost their jobs.

The boss is _______ time; he has another meeting in five minutes so he can’t see you now.

She did _______ well on the test, considering she hadn’t been able to prepare for it in her usual thorough fashion.

The movie presents a _______ look at student life in the 21st century.