2. Which word best completes the sentence? The cheerleaders hung banners all through the school in order to __________ a spirit of excitement for the football game.

3. Which word best completes the sentence? The teacher had a firm __________ about silence during testing; if you talked, you earned a zero.

4. Which word best completes the sentence? Penny took a __________ against frozen school lunches and lobbied for freshly cooked meals for the students.

5. Which word best completes the sentence? Ronny __________ between asking Stella or Tony to the prom, so when he finally decided, both of them had dates.

6. Which word best completes the sentence? Ursula loves to eat __________ food like escargot, calamari, and caviar.

7. Which word best completes the sentence? Although many people think the otter is cute, it is actually a __________ animal that eats fish and other water life.

8. Which word best completes the sentence? The category 5 hurricane __________ the coast, destroying beaches, houses, businesses, and taking lives.

9. Which word best completes the sentence? Violet was considered a __________ when she quit the basketball team and joined the swim team.

10. Which word best completes the sentence? When Willa's boyfriend broke up with her, she sat around her house for a week, eating ice cream, and __________ in her misery.

11. Which word best completes the sentence? Becoming the owner of her favorite bookstore was the __________ of her business career.

12. Which word best completes the sentence? The political campaign used the tactic of __________ opponents to make them look less important to voters.

Which word best completes the sentence? The new parents looked __________ from waking every two hours with their infant son on his first night home.

14. Which word best completes the sentence? Some people think that being a janitor is a __________ job, but without them, the world would be up to its neck in garbage and filth.

15. Which word best completes the sentence? Up close the costumes for the show looked __________, but from the audience's perspective, they were dazzling in the stage lights.

16. Which word best completes the sentence? We will need several trucks to __________ all the books to the new library building.

17. Which word best completes the sentence? Because of his ability to __________ his opponents' blows, he was rarely hurt in his many fights in the ring.

18. Which word best completes the sentence? Our property ends at the __________ of the two stone walls.

19. Which word best completes the sentence? The captain was deeply worried, even though he tried hard to appear confident and __________ to the passengers.

20. Which word best completes the sentence? Many celebrities remain __________ despite their fame and wealth.