Investigators who work on the ____________ are often ignored by those who work more in the center of accepted science.

The story that a one-eyed monster lives in a cave on that island is probably just a ____________.

Although they’re not common, the police do receive ________________ sightings of UFOs around this lake.

Hakan’s claim that his two-year-old sister can eat twenty-five hamburgers for lunch is _______________.

American and Canadian Indian tribes have passed down stories for thousands of years about giant ape-men living in the forests of the western United States and Canada. They called these creatures Bigfoot, Sasquatch, or Mountain Devils. ____________of the name, the descriptions of these animals are usually the same.

Bigfoot is described as being very tall, well over two meters. It is covered in thick, dark hair and usually ___ a bad odor.

Its body is usually very (8)____ and ape-like, yet it walks (9)______ and has a face more similar to that of humans than that of apes. For the most part, this creature appears not to be violent or aggressive.

Its body is usually very (8) _____ and ape-like, yet it walks (9)_________ and has a face more similar to that of humans than that of apes.

For the most part, this creature appears not to be violent or aggressive. Bigfoot sightings are usually of lone, or single, creatures, but there have been __ reports of people seeing groups or families of Bigfoot.

Tick the true statements.

American and Canadian Indian tribes have passed down stories for thousands of years about giant ape-men living in the forests of the western United States and Canada. They called these creatures Bigfoot, Sasquatch, or Mountain Devils. (6) of the name, the descriptions of these animals are usually the same. Bigfoot is described as being very tall, well over two meters. It is covered in thick, dark hair and usually (7) a bad odor. Its body is usually very (8) and ape-like, yet it walks (9) and has a face more similar to that of humans than that of apes. For the most part, this creature appears not to be violent or aggressive. Bigfoot sightings are usually of lone, or single, creatures, but there have been (10) reports of people seeing groups or families of Bigfoot.

Which of the following is a synonym for specimen?

Which of the following is an antonym for emit?

Which of the following is an antonym for similarity?

Which of the following is a synonym for rationality?

Which of the following is a synonym for confess?

The purpose of any business is ______________: to earn profit.

The city is developing a new park that will _____________ both sides of the river.

The _____________ on my new computer is so well designed that even my grandparents can find it easy to use.

The _____________ of stop signs in the town actually decreased the number of car accidents.

She lost her memory after the ___________ of her brain was injured in the accident.

There are many __________________ about gamers. The most common one is that gamers are nearly all males.

Another stereotype about gamers is that they are not interesting or attractive people. Part of this image is that gamers have no interests outside games, so games are all that they can talk about, besides computers. Further, this image of gamers _________________ they have inferior social skills.

They do not know how to communicate with other people, they spend all of their _____________ time alone with their computers, and they only connect with other people through the Internet.

A 2014 survey of thousands of gamers was reported on the technology website CNET. It found that instead of causing the elimination of social interactions, online gaming _________________ them.

Another study, from 2015, found that there are actually slightly more female gamers than males. Furthermore, recent research has found various benefits of gaming, including improved skill at tasks involving spatial reasoning. Gamers in one study even showed more development in parts of the ____________________, the outer layer of the brain that controls its higher functions.

Compared to advanced modern hospitals, those of the 16th century were ____________.

Dr. Raza just __________________ my grandmother with diabetes.

The chef can _______________ when the cake is ready just by its smell.

The vet removed a large _____________ from my cat’s leg yesterday.

Cooler weather and less sunlight are two _____________ that cause leaves to start changing color.

Which of the following is a synonym for physiological?

Which of the following is an antonym for acid?

Which of the following is a synonym for plug into?

Which of the following is an antonym for stimulus?

Which of the following is an antonym for crude?

Another kind of primary headache is the migraine headache. Exactly what causes these headaches is not well understood, but many experts believe it could be (6)_______ brain activity causing changes in the brain’s (7)___________ and blood flow.

Another kind of primary headache is the migraine headache. Exactly what causes these headaches is not well understood, but many experts believe it could be (6)____________ brain activity causing changes in the brain’s (7) _____________ and blood flow.

For many people, migraines are (8) ________ by certain (9)___________, such as poor sleep or particular foods or smells. A sufferer usually feels intense pain on one side of the head and becomes sensitive to light and noise.

For many people, migraines are (8) ________ by certain (9)___________, such as poor sleep or particular foods or smells. A sufferer usually feels intense pain on one side of the head and becomes sensitive to light and noise.

If the migraine is severe, the sufferer may __ repeatedly.

Based on the reading, put the information below into the correct columns.

Another kind of primary headache is the migraine headache. Exactly what causes these headaches is not well understood, but many experts believe it could be (6) brain activity causing changes in the brain’s (7) and blood flow. For many people, migraines are (8) by certain (9) , such as poor sleep or particular foods or smells. A sufferer usually feels intense pain on one side of the head and becomes sensitive to light and noise. If the migraine is severe, the sufferer may (10) repeatedly.

Based on the reading, put the information below into the correct columns.

Another kind of primary headache is the migraine headache. Exactly what causes these headaches is not well understood, but many experts believe it could be (6) brain activity causing changes in the brain’s (7) and blood flow. For many people, migraines are (8) by certain (9) , such as poor sleep or particular foods or smells. A sufferer usually feels intense pain on one side of the head and becomes sensitive to light and noise. If the migraine is severe, the sufferer may (10) repeatedly.

Once the car started rolling down the hill, nothing could stop its ______________.

Bill’s mother is a/an _____________________ who studies world markets for the bank.

On a ________________ day, Olga works, studies, exercises, and hangs out with her friends.

Lion cubs have a/an ______________ ability to hunt small animals.

The professor designed the bonus question to ___________________ the students, but Fatima still answered it easily.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, many more boys than girls are _____________ for behavioral problems at school.

Males leave or are kicked out of high school in higher numbers. And male students are three times more likely to be placed in special education programs. Author Christina Hoff Sommers blames this differential treatment on unfairly negative views of boys as “ ___ ” and “non-academic.”

In her book, The War Against Boys, Sommers writes that boys and girls have (8)________________ differences. Boys tend to be more physically active, (9) _______________, and competitive.

In her book, The War Against Boys, Sommers writes that boys and girls have (8)________________ differences. Boys tend to be more physically active, (9) _______________, and competitive.

These traits are often punished at US schools. Young men don’t receive enough ____ and academic support and therefore lose interest in higher education.

Many people don’t like ______________, like mosquitoes, ants, and rats.

There are so many plants and animals here because the rainforest provides Earth with great _________________.

This chart of kingdoms shows the ______________ of living things into large categories, such as plants, animals, and fungi.

The two nations agreed on a/an __________________ to control fishing in the sea between them.

Some amphibians, ____________ salamanders, have 4 legs and long bodies.

Which of the following is a synonym for industrialized?

Which of the following is a synonym for resistant?

Which of the following is an antonym for slash?

Which of the following is an antonym for invade?

Which of the following is an antonym for predator?

Has the Kyoto ____ been a success? That depends on whom you ask.

By the 2012 __(7)____ _, member countries had (8) _____ _ emissions to almost twenty-three percent below 1990 levels—far beyond the goal. (That year, the treaty was extended through 2020.) However, critics argue that Kyoto does not deserve the credit for the cuts

By the 2012 __(7)____ _, member countries had (8) _____ _ emissions to almost twenty-three percent below 1990 levels—far beyond the goal. (That year, the treaty was extended through 2020.) However, critics argue that Kyoto does not deserve the credit for the cuts

Most __________ countries had already passed laws to reduce emissions on their own.

Further, some of the improvement in member countries was ____ by moving factories to non-member developing nations. And Russia and Japan have dropped out completely. The Protocol now covers only fifteen percent of global emissions, which continue to rise.

Despite their ________________ differences, Marie and Benoit have a successful, supportive relationship.

It is not ___________________ for the leader to do all the work, so she must trust some of the tasks to her colleagues.