1. What did you get for Christmas from your brother? Lewis asked. Jack replied, "A new CD, a computer game, and a cool new set of .......... ."

2. Let's set .......... for home. If we leave now, we can get there by dark, Paul said to Chris.

3. I just talked to Steve, so you can set your mind at .......... . Mom. He's OK. He's late because he got a flat tire. He said he'll be home in about an hour, Louisa said.

4. What do you want to do when you get out of school, Bill? Nicole asked. He replied, "I have my .......... set on a position with that law firm across the street from your apartment."

5. I watched this show last night where the contestants had to suffer indignities like eating spiders. Just the thought of having to do that sets my .......... on edge, Dan said to Isaac.

6. We're going to run for three miles and then do some push-ups and sit-ups. I'll set the .......... today, so follow me, men! the First Sergeant told his company.

7. The Bush Administration, by continuing the war in Iraq, may have set the .......... . for a change in power from a Republican to a Democratic president in the 2008 elections.

8. In nature, a predator will often set .......... the weak animal or animals in a herd.

9. "We have experienced several .......... backs, but I think we'll have a finished product ready for production by early next month," the R & D coordinator said to the middle manager.

10. That kid has been picking on me for weeks, and it's time for me to settle the .......... . I'm going to fight back the next time he tries something, Bill told his best friend.