1. Mario Lemieux had all the __________ a hockey team could ask for: speed, a hard and accurate shot, and an ability to read the game. | | |
2. Our production costs have increased, __________ our prices have gone up as well. | | |
3. In Japan, the dog is believed to have been __________ as early as the Jomon period, around 10,000 B.C. | | |
4. Women generally focus more on a man's economic __________ than his appearance, probably because the woman carries most of the responsibility of rearing and nurturing the children. | | |
5. Popstars Paul McCartney and Elton John have both had knighthoods __________ on them by the Queen of England. | | |
6. The Americans __________ the Japanese islands of Okinawa until1972. | | |
7. Eating too much sugar __________ tooth decay. | | |
8. Bank machines allow customers to __________ their accounts 24 hours a day. | | |
9. Linguists recognize three main __________ in the evolution of the English language. | | |
10. The body is supported by the skeleton, which also serves to protect the __________ organs. | | |