John and Karen persuaded me ______ the conference.

The proposal ______ by the environmentalists to grow more trees has received approval from the council.

The festival has many attractions. It will include contemporary orchestra music and an opera. ____ , there will be poetry readings and theatrical presentations.

Violent films may have a negative ______ on children.

Oil is essential for_______ manufacture of______plastics.

Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their ______.

I think it’s ______ to take a few more pictures.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

   The children ______ to bed before their parents came home from work.

Those letters _____ now. You can do the typing later.

The fire ______ to have started in the furnace under the house.

As a small boy, he was used to ______ alone in the house for an hour or two.

Florida, _______ the Sunshine state, attracts many tourists every year.

For Arabic speakers, more than two consonants together can be difficult to _______, so they often insert a short vowel between them.

My sister is a woman of______age.