1. Matt slowly .......... along the diving board and peered into the water below.

2. Kathy .......... the garden hose around its reel and then put it into the shed.

3. Many trees in California .......... fruit in the summer and autumn months. There is also a lot of year-round gardening that takes place.

4. Jack's mother .......... him to go to the store alone. She will allow him to go when he's ten years old.

5. Due to her terrible actions last month, Karen's friends have .......... her. They won't even take her calls anymore.

6. The football game on Sunday is very important, so the boys are nervous because they don't want to ..........

7. Susan is competitive, and she .......... to win the swimming competition next week.

8. In the long-distance race yesterday, the second runner .......... the leader at the last minute and won.

9. In the Dark Ages, some areas of Europe were .......... by plagues.

10. Vienna can't .......... her thoughts together in front of large groups because she gets really nervous.