| 1. The factory has hired a number of __________ to work the night shift. | | |
| 2. The corporation made a __________ profit in the last quarter. | | |
| 3. Studies show that people with highly __________ attitudes tend to be more prejudiced against others than the general population. | | |
| 4. Bird droppings are the chief __________ of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific. | | |
| 5. In the tourist areas of Spain, __________ are on average 20% higher than in the industrial regions. | | |
| 6. The tags put on young salmon by biologists provide __________ data on individual fish as they are caught. | | |
| 7. You took what I said totally out of __________. You know very well that I was just teasing you. | | |
| 8. In Sparta in the 4th century, men over the age of 20 were __________ to eat a kilo of meat per day to give them courage. | | |
| 9. One __________ of our company's profits are given to local charities. | | |
| 10. River systems are the major agents by which the Earth's surface is sculptured into a __________ of landforms. | | |