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1. Vanessa knows she has a(n) _________________________ to overspend on clothes, so she has put herself on a clothing budget.

3. Teenagers often _________________________ about their plans. When asked where they’re going, they say “Out,” and when asked what they’ll be doing, they say “Nothing much.” 

The company replaced workers with machines, increasing profits but lowering morale. Implied main idea:

12. The baseball player’s protest was ________________________—he stamped his feet and screamed at the umpire.

Ella volunteered at the shelter weekly and slowly became more confident and outgoing. Implied main idea:

11. Our house was so ________________________(e)d by carpenter ants that we finally were forced to call an exterminator.

The old man planted trees along the empty street year after year, though few people noticed. Decades later, the road became shaded and cool. Implied main idea:

7. Bob and Tina’s meeting was unusually ______________________: intending to visit someone else, Bob knocked on Tina’s apartment door by mistake.

19. The principal wouldn’t ________________________ the use of the gym for an after-school dance club, even though one of the teachers agreed to be in charge of it.

K decides to ride the bus, which travels at 40 mph.  J rides the train, which travels at 60 mph.  If K leaves two hours before J, how long will it take J to overtake K, assuming they are driving parallel, due north.  Find the amount of time it will take J to overtake K.