19. A new coat of off-white paint _______________________(e)d the old kitchen much brighter and more attractive.

1. If we aren’t careful, our _______________________ to our children and grandchildren may be an environment damaged beyond saving.

2. In the following excerpt, what does the word exhausted mean?       Longer hours at work made [Mom] more exhausted in the evenings.

9. You can conclude from the following excerpt that Mr. Mitchell

8. The main idea of the excerpt below is that

13. Perry decided to ________________________ his muscles by lifting weights every other day.

Bonus Choose the correct word:He made a _____ decision under pressure.  

10. My joy at seeing an A at the top of the returned math paper was _______________________, disappearing quickly when I realized the teacher had mistakenly given me someone else’s paper.

6. It was hard for Toni to see the restaurant she had _____________________(e)d from a tiny take-out stand to a thriving pizzeria disappear in a blaze of fire.

Choose the correct homophone:He wants to _____ a new car.