Unit 8: Completing the Sentence Crossword
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 
 
Down: 1) "Today'" said the speaker, "we ________ this monument to the memory of all those who fought and died in defense of their country."2) Now that I am a senior, it is hard to believe that I was ever as innocent and ________ as the membersof the new freshman class.3) If we increase our tariff rates on the goods of other countries, we can be sure taht they will raise their own rates in ___________4) Struggling to overcome her _________ inclinations, she finally reached into her pocket and handed me one thin dime!6) So there I was, having accepted invitations to two different parties on the same evening. What a ________ to be in!7) The ________ problems that will face America's Presidents in the twenty-first century will make their job one of the most demanding in the world.12) Technology changes so rapidly that a particular computer may be state-of-the-art one day and ________ the next.13) The board of directors voted to _________ him for the skill and enthusiasm with which he had managed the charity drive.14) In totalitarian regimes, censorship and violence are often employed to suppress criticism and ________ dissent.17) Simple _________ seems tobe the main reason such a large percentage of those eligible to vote fail to cast ballots in any election. Across: 5) Throughout the hot, dusty journey, we __________ in the thought that soon we would be swimming in the cool lake.8) It was difficult for us to believe that such a ___________ and cultured gentleman was a member of a gang of international jewel thieves.9) From all his growling and snapping, you would think our beagle felt a personal ________ toward every other dog on the block.10) It is surprising how often people with very different personalities turn out to be ___________ when they get to know one another.11) I trust I will never have the experience of trying to cross the desert with a ___________ mule that wants to remain where it is.15) If you think of all of the different kinds of food that human beings are able to consume, you will realize that we are truly a __________ species.16) Although I was unable to visit my old friend's widow in person, I offered my _________ in a heartfelt letter.17) In spite of all the elaborate safety precautions, I couldn't help feeling a little ___________ as I set out for my first skydiving lesson.18) I think that the phrase "on its last legs" is an apt description of that _________ old house down the block.19) Political candidates who do nothing but _________ their opponents character and abilities may alienate voters.
 

 

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