1. The ________ of the sheriff�s department ended at the county line.

2. The firefighter was ________ in the news for his heroic rescue of a child from a burning house.

3. I had the ________ experience of sitting next to an over-talkative passenger on my flight home from Brussels.

4. Minnie finally ________ to her sister�s constant barrage of questions and revealed the identity of her new boyfriend.

5. The Boston Tea Party happened because the Americans believed the British tea taxes were ________ the rights of the colonists.

6. At one time it was in ________ for women to wear gloves and hats whenever they were out in public.

7. Gabi found that whenever she was confused about an idea or issue, writing about it would help ________ her true feelings.

8. With a(n) ________ grin, the boy quickly slipped the candy into his pocket without his mother�s knowledge.

9. He has long been a(n) ________ of year-round school, believing it would significantly improve learning and ease the burden on working parents.

10. Something went ________ in our experiment, and instead of creating a green odorless vapor, we ended up with a noxious red liquid that stunk up the laboratory for days.