1. Everyone was shocked because stocks .......... during the last recession.

2. Jill was so happy because her profits began to .......... after the first quarter.

3. The graph reveals a sudden change in computer sales when they increased .......... in May and June, but then quickly fell again in the summer months.

4. Mark wanted to see a vast increase in sales so wasn't that happy with the sales' charts lately. However, he wasn't that disappointed because sales .......... increased over the past six months.

5. The .......... of the economic recession is still unknown.

6. Some employees are not hopeful of a comeback because they're saying that the company's financial situations .......... .

7. The huge corporation tried to .......... a financial disaster, but it was too late to do anything about it.

8. The farmer found that his methods were no longer .......... so he did some research in order to develop newer techniques to prolong his livelihood.

9. Every month, the company's profits .......... increased. Albeit, the increases weren't huge, but they were firm and unwavering in growth.

10. The value of the dollar has .......... .Economists are hopeful that it will increase in the fall.