Unit D1

2. On days when the cafeteria is serving both tacos and fish sandwiches, the only way I can solve my ____ is to buy both.
7. The counterfeiters ____ the printing plates with acid so that there would be no evidence for the police to find.
9. There were many protesters in front of city hall in the morning, but by lunchtime, the crowd had _____.
10. The water spilled through the ____ in the dam and flooded the town downstream.
11. Because they are not allowed to have contact with anyone, the jury members had to ____ their cell phones when the trial began.
13. My mother often ____ to sit up straight and to push my chair in.
14. Because Mary has had some bad luck with boyfriends, so she is ____ to not trust guys.
15. Apple’s iPone has been an ____ success. They can’t make them them fast enough to keep up with demand.

1. If the our team wins the last four games of the season, they can ____ a winning record.
3. Tom left a note under my windshield wiper, but the rain ____ it so badly that I can’t read it.
4. My neighborhood was covered with the ____ of broken trees after the storm.
5. The UNC women’s soccer team has won the national championship 21 out of 29 times, so they are ____ favorites in the NCAA.
6. The first laptop computers were ____ compared to today’s small, lightweight machines.
8. Even after two overtimes, the two teams are in a 0-0 ____.
12. With all of the ripoff artists out there these days, you should be very ____ before you hand over any money.