Choose from the four responses the one that best completes the sentence.
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Vegetables are _____ and expensive this summer because we've had hardly any rain for two months.
Don't tell me that you didn't know it was illegal. _____ of the law is no excuse.
Despite suffering one _____ after another, she was determined to succeed in her work.
The deliveryman carried the box very carefully because it said : _____ - HANDLE WITH CARE.
Next week is the annual campaign to ______ blood. All volunteers will be most welcome.
The meeting ended _____ when the union members suddenly walked out and did not return.
I didn't realize the _____ in my bank account was so low until the ATM machine refused my withdrawal.
I had to have my wife drive me to the office today because I discovered that my driver's license had _____.
In order to discourage smoking, the government will _____ a higher tax on cigarettes next year.
At 80,000, the seating ______ of the stadium is the largest in this country.
The meaning of this word is so _____ that nobody will understand what you're trying to say.
After the hurricane, hundreds of people were ____ in school gymnasiums.
"Do you remember the thief's face?"
"Not really, I only caught a _____ of it."
Many children are under _____ pressure from their parents to pass entrance exams.
There were _____ one hundred people at the party, although I was never able to get an accurate count.
The polive suspected him because he _____ his earlier statements about where he was on the night of the crime.
Unless we reduce our expenses _____, we'll run out of money in a few weeks.
Some people become so _____ with cleanliness that they wash their hands dozens of times a day.
Doctors have traditionally been _____ about the benefits of herbal medicines, but scientific studies have proven that many of them are quite effective.
The politician got upset when he found his views had been _____ by the journalist's misleading article.
It was too _____ for me to spend $300 a night on a hotel room, no matter how elegant it might be.
The town's plans for improving public buildings are no longer _____. They couldn't raise the necessary money.
Because my doubles partner failed to show up, we had to _____ our tennis match.
I don't care which restaurant we go to tonight. I'll _____ it up to you.
The detective _____ together the evidence and came up with a profile of a suspect.
Robert needs clothes three sizes larger than he did last year. He's really _____ weight.
It was hard for the abandoned child to _____ her mother after such a long time.
Now wonder they won the first prize. Their performance really _____ from the others in the contest.
Tom's been working such long hours for the last several months that I'm afraid he's going to _____.
If you want to cure your cold quickly, this medicine should _____. It's always worked for me.