Lauren did really well on the final exams at the end of the last _____ year.

At the military ______, students are trained to use different weapons and to survive in extreme environments.

Robin isn't employed at the moment, so he can't ______ to goon an expensive vacation.

After years of training and competing, the tennis player finally realized her _______ of being ranked number one in the world.

The young waiter really _______ ed the generous tip left by thecustomer and thanked her over and over again.

Mr. Barnes wrote a letter of thanks to the doctor in _________ of her efforts to cure his illness.

In general, around 90% of an iceberg lies ________ the surface ofthe water. They are therefore much bigger than they look.

Scotty slipped on the ice and ______d his elbow three days ago, and it's still blue and sore today.

In the morning after her scooter accident, Rachel's right arm was ________ and stiff with pain.

Peter remained silent for a few seconds as he was ______d by hisgreat sadness.

Mrs. Williams tried to _________ the sobs at her late husband's funeral, but her grief wasjust too great to bear.

Whether Ian and his friends enjoy a leisurely picnic tomorrow will _____ largely ____ the weather.

Upon graduating from the nursing academy, Tina ______d herself to taking care of patients.

Magnus Carlsen's ______ to chess paid off when he becamethe youngest player ever to be ranked world number one.

Josh has been making an ______ effort to study hard since senior high school. That's probably why he has been accepted into a top university.

In a surprising twist of _____, the fireman who rescued the child from the blaze turned out to be his real father.

The two brothers _______ped a coin to see who would do the dishes.

As the years went by, _____________ the farmer and he grew rich on his magnificentpiece of land.

Jules felt great ______ over his sister's death. He lived under a darkcloud of sadness for months.

Cindy took a two-day trip to Yilan, where she enjoyed a short break from the daily ______.

During his hike to the South Pole, explorer Mike Horn consumed up to 12,000 calories a day to overcome the _____, freezingc onditions.

James _________ his car keys, telling me that I was welcome to use his car.

The structure was nearly complete when a typhoon came and tore it down. All the workers's weat and toil had been _________!

Thomas Edison ______________ at the age of 22, when his first invention sold for$40,000.

With the three children's tuition, the rent, and all the daily expenses, the family really struggles to ___________.

The couple sat down and began to read the menu. _______, the waitress stood patiently, waiting to take their orders.

A long time ago, people from all over the world traveled to Alaska to ____ for gold, as they hoped to get rich.

______s wear helmets and thick boots so they don't get injured on the rough layers of rock beneath the ground.

The extreme cold ________ed my fingers. I had difficulty doing up thebuttons on my shirt.

The old man kneeled in front of the altar, ____ing for an end to his suffering.

All the nuns usually wake up at five and spend the first hour of the morning on the church benches in _________.

Besides their rough skin that can change color, chameleons are also _________ for their long tongues and curling tails.

Unlike cucumbers, which have a very smooth skin, the surface ofa bitter melon is ______ and uneven.

Throughout the sad movie, Jane kept _____bing until she ran out of tissues.

When the young Mozart started composing at the age of five,everyone realized he had an amazing ___________ for music.

Wang Yani is a highly _________ Chinese painter. She had her firstart exhibition when she was just four years old!

This monument was put up as a ______ to those who lost their livesin the civil war.

When Edmund and Tenzing completed their historic climb to thetop of Mount Everest, they raised their arms in _______.

Six highly talented students couldn't afford to pay the famous academy's _____, but they all received full scholarships and werefinally able to attend.