2. A gentle breeze ........... the scent of roses in through the open window.

3. In the developed world, ..........., not average income, is the critical component in determining health.

Our mortgage is ........ at 8.75 percent for five years.

5. He was found guilty of defrauding the....

6. The article presented the facts of the dispute clearly and concisely.

7.1 ............ the view that peace can be achieved.

8. His book discusses the ............ years of the civil rights struggle.

9. They argued that a cut in the tax rate would ........ the economy.

10. Faced with a ............, the aerospace industry is thinking of creative ways to attract and keep talent.

11. I've always had ....... for red meat, so I don't think I could ever be a vegetarian.

12. Could you get me half ........... (= six) eggs when you go to the supermarket?

13. This computer's a ..........., isn't it?

14. I know he's .........., but I wish he'd leave us alone.

15. If the heavy rain had ......... an extremely high tide, serious flooding would have resulted.

16. Are you ........... (that) I'm losing my nerve?

17. The new model is part of the company's effort to ........ its American sales, which declined in 2006.

18. Julia knows how to ....... the supervisors - she can always get time off work when she

wants it.

19. Scientists are hoping for a ........ in the search for a cure for cancer.

20. She . . . . . . ... under his spell when he was her tutor at university.

21. The fire .......... miserably in the rain

22. These laws are .......... in twenty states.

23. Students .......... the vast majority of our customers.

24. The business sector was pressing for tax cuts to stimulate a ........ economy.

25. Bank statements help you .............. where your money is going.