Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence and fill in the appropriate answer above.
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My son's birthday present was a drop in the ......... compared to how much his tuition, car, and books cost.
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A -
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well
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B -
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coffer
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C -
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water
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D -
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bucket
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2-
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The increasing cost of electricity is a drop in the......... compared to some of our other business costs and is nothing to worry about.
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A -
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river
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B -
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water
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C -
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ocean
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D -
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pond
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3-
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"I couldn't find a job for weeks, and then all of a sudden the perfect job dropped into my ......... ," Kari said to Liz.
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A -
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lap
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B -
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life
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C -
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fist
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D -
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face
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4-
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The men in the army formation were starting to drop like ......... in the Texas summer heat.
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A -
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bats
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B -
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rain
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C -
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towels
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D -
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flies
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5-
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It had been a while since she had called her best friend, so she vowed to drop her a ......... as soon as she got off work.
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A -
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memo
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B -
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buzz
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C -
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line
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D -
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phone
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6-
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He tried handing the summons to the man at the door, but the man at the door dropped it like it was a hot ......... .
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A -
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potato
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B -
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rock
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C -
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iron
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D -
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tamale
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She hoped that it would rain soon. They had had a dry ............. for too long, and she was getting worried about the possibility of a forest fire.
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A -
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spot
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B -
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spate
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C -
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season
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D -
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spell
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8-
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"Oh, that assignment is duck......... ! I thought you were going to give me something difficult to do today, boss," Adam said.
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A -
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feathers
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B -
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down
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C -
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soup
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D -
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paddling
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9-
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"I wasn't sure how well Brian was going to do in college, but he's taken to it like a duck to ......... ," Brian's father told his relatives.
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A -
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water
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B -
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swimming
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C -
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a swan
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D -
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corn
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10-
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I am not ready to present the proposal yet. I want to double-check everything to make sure all my ducks are in a ......... first.
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A -
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flock
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B -
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pond
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C -
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puddle
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D -
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row
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