1. Every December, the children pray for snow because they love going on .......... rides on Christmas Eve.

2. If you want to fight your speeding ticket, you must appear in traffic .......... to defend your position on the 15th of the month.

3. Parents are constantly reminding their children to eat .......... of their vegetables at supper time.

4. Can you please .......... about a cup of cheese right away so we can put it on the pizza?

5. In the past, people used .......... for soap-making. Nowadays, many people feel that it's too strong and harsh, so they opt for more gentle substances.

6. .......... is used as a main ingredient in many baked products.

7. If you want to make southern fried chicken, you should use a deep .......... because you will need a lot of peanut oil.

8. The personnel department has interviewed many possible candidates for the job. They want to .......... someone by the end of the month.

9. The couple decided to go with the larger .......... because they are going to have about 250 guests attending their wedding reception in June.

10. As the raft went down the river rapids, the guide lost an .......... .