| 1. The salt water of the Dead Sea is so __________ that it cannot support life of any kind. | | |
| 2. According to the latest __________ analysis, 20% of American high school graduates can't actually read their diploma. | | |
| 3. Permission for the project to be continued is expected to be __________ within days. | | |
| 4. Local children have started a school __________ to clean up a creek where salmon used to spawn. | | |
| 5. She is __________ the best choice for the job; she has the most experience and is the most competent. | | |
| 6. The __________ for the project need to be much wider than we originally anticipated. | | |
| 7. The airline is expected to __________ a merger with its largest competitor within five years. | | |
| 8. Italian __________ dominated the musical thinking of the period from the late sixteenth century to the mid-eighteenth century. | | |
| 9. Research suggests that married people are more __________ into society than divorced people, and so, commit suicide less frequently. | | |
| 10. Repeated studies show that individuals who are physically attractive are perceived as superior on a variety of __________. | | |