Sentence Completion (advanced 2)

1. We forgot the keys to the house, so we hid from the rain under the ______ of the building.

a. underpass

b. overhang

c. threshold

d. entrance

2. Without a helmet, the football player's head is _______ to injuries.

a. protected

d. revealed

c. vulnerable

d. welcoming

3. Water is ____ in the desert.

a. scarce

b. plentiful

c. abundant

d. tasteful

4. The researchers' _____ is that the new drug will cure the disease. 

a. trial

b. hypothesis

c. conference

d. evidence

5. "Look, my hair is dripping wet from the rain storm. I'm ____!"

a. arid

b. damp

c. soaked

d. immersed

6. Their lawn looks green and ____ because they water it with a hose everyday.

a. vivid

b. patchy

c. rusty

d. lush

7. The ____ on a plane not only help the passengers be comfortable (bringing them pillows and drinks, for example), but they're also there for their safety.

a. pilots

b. mechanics

c. copilots

d. flight attendants

8. Those parents _____ their child's many foibles and flaws.

a. overlook

b. maintain

c. betray

d. entertain

9. The cow walks down the ____ to get to the pasture.

a. path

b. highway

c. alley

d. interchange

10. The woman who just broke her ankle walks around with a ____.

a. gait

b. trot

c. limp

d. stroller