| 1. Firefighters had to abandon their efforts to fight the fire, because the building was in danger of _______________. | | |
| 2. If you _______________ a bear while hiking, the best thing to do is to back away quietly. | | |
| 3. There is a beautiful little park _______________ to the house we're going to buy. | | |
| 4. I usually find that Jasper doesn't really know what he's talking about; however, I'm _______________ to agree with him on this point. | | |
| 5. By _______________ a clause in the contract guaranteeing a fixed price, management was able to avoid paying for the increase in fuel costs. | | |
| 6. I didn't need any help. The instructions were pretty _______________. | | |
| 7. American politician Jesse Jackson once said, "If my mind can _______________ it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it." | | |
| 8. I lost the game, but I told myself that I had improved a lot _______________. | | |
| 9. She was offered over a million dollars to _______________ nude in a magazine, but she refused. | | |
| 10. There is an _______________ dispute between the two countries regarding fishing rights off the coast. | | |