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1. | Located between Turkey and Iraq is the Arab country of ___; its capital is Damascus. | 3. | The old man ___ded off while watching the evening news on TV. | 5. | ___ is the official language of two dozen countries, including Syria; about 10% of the world's population speak ___. | 7. | He didn't hear her ___ to his question, so he asked her again. | 8. | They say that it takes fewer muscles to ___ than to frown. | 11. | In the famous novel and movie "Gone with the Wind," ___ is the name of the southern plantation. | 12. | ___ who do the same job as men get paid an average of 80% of what men get paid. | 15. | Barney, the "First Dog," was not very ___ yesterday--he bit a reporter at the White House who tried to pet him. | 16. | ___ one, teach one. --Popular expression. | 19. | ___ Lopez is a beautiful American dancer, singer, and actress who is now married with twins. | 20. | "___ is from 8:10 to 8:30--20 minutes," the teacher said. "If you return to class late, I will give you extra homework." | 21. | The leader of ___, which used to be called Persia, congratulated Barack Obama on becoming president. |
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2. | ___, led by Saddam Hussein, fought an 8-year war with Iran that finally ended in 1988. | 4. | In my ___, John McCain shouldn't have picked Sarah Palin to be his vice president. | 6. | Newspapers and magazines make ___ offers (reduced rates) to get new readers to subscribe. | 9. | Many English as a Second Language (___) students agree that English is a crazy language. | 10. | The White House ___ Garden is a popular place for the president to take pictures with important guests. | 13. | "Obama has won! Obama has won!" happy voters ___ed all over the US. | 14. | After passing the bar exam on his fourth try, he was finally qualified to ___ law. | 17. | ___ is a small Arab country, bordered by Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Israel; its capital is Amman. | 18. | The teacher's ___ was dragged back and forth across the room so often that one of the legs broke. |
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