Level C Unit 8 Completing the Sentence

Over a period of years, words and phrases used in the field of computer science _______________ (-ed) everyday speech.

His failure to win the election _______________ (-ed) in his mind until it caused a complete emotional breakdown.

In our community, people of many ethnic backgrounds work together without jealousy or _______________.

My father has three _______________ (-ies) who go with him each year on a camping trip in the High Sierras.

All her efforts to get more business for her troubled company proved to be of no _______________, and the store had to close down.

To prepare for the job interview, she _______________ (-ed) herself in a neat, simple navy suit.

I didn't think she would have the nerve to ask me for a loan, but she did -- and with no _______________ embarrassment.

The statements by witnesses are so _______________ that it's hard to know how the accident actually happened.

Each year the president _______________ (-s) the last Thursday in November as a day of national thanksgiving.

We decided not to buy the house, mainly because the property it sits on unfortunately _______________ (-s) the noisy main highway.