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Desert / Dessert - Exercise 1

Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. Karen said that her chocolate (   ) was delicious.

2. The world's largest hot (   ) is the Sahara.

3. A (   ) low humidity causes its extreme temperatures.

4. Ryan (   ) his friends at the party to give Candy a ride home.

5. The doctor recommended that I cut alcohol and (   ) rom my diet to help me lose weight.

6. Last enforced in 1945, the maximum U.S. penalty for (   ) in wartime is death.

7. That restaurant is expensive, but its pastry chef makes incredible (   ).

8. Some animals that have adapted to live in a (   ) climate are jack rabbits, kangaroo rats, and coyotes.

9. When she needed it most, Alice's keen sense of direction (   ) her.

10. Indiana Jones found the Arc of the Covenant in the Egyptian (   ).

11. Mary was forced to (   ) some of her favorite furniture during the hurried move to New York.

12. After dinner, Tony and Rose shared a Mediterranean sunset and a homemade Greek (   ).

             

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