We will never (a)   to those selfish and unfair terms.

The students couldn't (a)   their groans of dismay when the teacher announced a surprise quiz.

It is a truly sobering thought to realize that when one has reached the (a)   of a mountain, there is nowhere to go but down.

A great dancer, like a great athlete, must have a sharp sense of timing and a highly trained, responsive, and (a)   body.

Accomplished portrait painters can usually reveal a person's character with a few (a)   strokes of a brush.

I vowed that I would (a)   every weed that dared to show itself in our newly seeded lawn.

The unruly mob retreated as the line of deputies moved forward slowly, (a)   their riot sticks.

"We could not have chosen a more (a)   spot for our picnic," she observed as she swept ants off the blanket.

Who would have dreamed that the cluttered old attic, with all its darkness, dust, and (a)   odor, contained such a treasure!

The referee gave a(n) (a)   warning that if either team protested her decisions, she would be forced to call a technical foul.

Whether your act was (a)   or the result of carelessness, the fact remains that you have caused great pain to someone who has always been very good to you.

How (a)   that they finally inherited all that money at a time when it could no longer help to solve their problems!

The sudden drop in temperature and the unnatural stillness in the air were (a)   signs of an unfavorable change in the weather.

Attacking the present administration, the candidate said that crime has been (a)   in the streets of our city.

Who can forget the sight of those (a)   tall ships with their lofty mast and graceful lines as they sailed past the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July?

Unfortunately, the so-called recreational facilities (a)   nothing more than a card table and a small-screen TV set.

In the mid-1800s, "Boss" Tweed controlled New York City through a(n) (a)   political machine that fed on graft and extortion.

Airline companies often call in professional grief counselors to help (a)   the families and friends of crash victims.

Even when the economy is strong, there are always a large number of (a)   families in urgent need of assistance.