Question 1

tip of the iceberg

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Helping one homeless person is just the________________. There are thousands of people who need our help.

Question 2

grateful

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The parents were grat__________eful to the doctor who saved their child’s life.

Question 3

cry for help

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We told firefighters that we had heard a_______________________coming from the burning home, and luckily they were able to save the man who was trapped inside.

Question 4

invented

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When cars were _____________, rules for safe driving had to be created, too.

Question 5

awake

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He felt sleepy when he woke up, but now that he’s taken a shower he feels more ________________-.

Question 6

crawled

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When I felt the floor begin to shake, I dropped to my hands and knees and ___________ under a desk.

Question 7

picked up

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I ______________- the theater tickets yesterday so we won’t have to wait in line tonight.

Question 8

devastation

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The powerful earthquake resulted in the total ______________ of the tiny village. Nothing was left standing.

Question 9

extensively

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They farm __________________ in England, and you can see farms all over the countryside.

Question 10

intensive

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Genetic engineering has done much to increase the crop yield per acre in this area; it is one of the most powerful tools known to ________________ agriculture.

Question 11

impact

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Economists are waiting anxiously to see what ______________ this latest news will have on global money markets.

Question 12

reverse

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The government is trying to _____________- unemployment by creating new jobs.

Question 13

consumes

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It’s amazing that he’s so thin given the huge amounts of food he __________________-.

Question 14

drill

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When the students heard the fire alarm go off, they knew it was a fire ___ and they all walked calmly into the yard.

Question 15

offer

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Their basement will ___ them protection if they need to take shelter from a tornado.

Question 16

source

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Don hasn’t been himself lately. Do you know what the ___ of his unhappiness is?

Question 17

injury

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Last week our team’s goalkeeper suffered a serious knee ___, so he won’t be playing for the rest of the season.

Question 18

balance

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At the end of the difficult routine, the gymnast jumped from the beam and landed squarely on both feet without losing his ___.

Question 19

value

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It’s a pleasure to work for a company who ___ its hard-working employees.

Question 20

waited out

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The high winds and heavy rain made driving dangerous so we ___ the storm in the safety of our living room.

Question 21

casualties

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Government officials are concerned about the rising number of ___ in weekend traffic accidents.

Question 22

victims

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Rescue teams helped the ___ of the floods get to safety.

Question 23

mild

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She suffered a heart attack, but luckily it was ___ and she will soon be back on her feet.

Question 24

donating

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If you have any clothes that you no longer wear, please consider ___ them to the homeless shelter.

Question 25

take a rain

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I’d love to have dinner with you but I have plans this evening. Can I ___ check?

Question 26

heals

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You’ll need to keep that cut covered with a bandage until it ___.

Question 27

as right as

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Yesterday I had a terrible headache, but after a good night’s sleep, I was ___ rain and feeling like my old self again!

Question 28

drop in

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My small donation is only a ___ the ocean, I know; but every tiny amount helps.

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