After the floods, the town ______________________ the old school building and built a new school.

Steven ___________________ that his boss was purposely sabotaging his job as payback for a comment he made about the boss’s wife.

The teacher was known for ____________________________ her own policy on late assignments.

The police discovered a ______________________ crime scene inside the house.

The Harry Potter series was a __________________________ in the publishing industry.

It is an ___________________________ fact that Americans don’t spend as many days in school as most other countries.

Mercutio and Romeo engage in rounds of punning and ____________________.

There has been a __________________________ of students willing to take honors classes.

The restaurant was closed because of a __________________ of health-code violations.

The President chooses wisely who he lets into the top ___________________ of his cabinet.

I don’t understand the __________________________ approach to fixing the health care problem in this country. It seems everyone would be motivated to have a system that helps us when we are sick.

Exit polls are used to ________________________ results of an election before the votes are counted.

Religious leaders have asked the priest to __________________________ his statements about Islam.

Rhinovirus, the cause of most common colds, ________________________ the symptoms of asthma.

The parents knew by their child’s ___________________________ mood that something must have happened at school.