2.28 - BVS.Ch.9.Pg. 52-53

I couldn't _________ from laughing when Laurie bent over to pick up her pencil and split her tight jeans.

My father always expects the worst, but my mother is a(n) _________.

I used to dislike my neighbor, but learning that he delivered meals to elderly shut-ins _________(e)d my opinion of him.

The sporting-goods store will _________ its "One Day Only" sale to two days, since a storm kept people away the first day.

Use a deep pan when baking the cake, so there will be __________ room for it to rise.

Immediately after calling her sister an idiot, Lydia felt ________. So she hugged her and said, "I didn't mean that."

If the teacher had been __________, she would have told Kevin his essay was terrible. Instead, she politely said, "It could use much more work."

A story in which early events are hidden until the end is often more dramatic than one told in exact ________ order.

Although Pilar's back pain was __________, having lasted for five years, she refused to undergo surgery.

With the ______ of being attracted to Paula, Marcus asked her to dance; but his real reason was to make his ex-girlfriend jealous.

Although her marriage was unhappy, Nell chose to ________ it. Because she was a(n) ________, she kept thinking her relationship with her husband would improve. Eventually, however, she realized their relationship had eroded too much for the marriage to be sustained.

Sylvester can't ________ from sniffling and blowing his nose because he suffers all summer from _________ hay fever.

During his trail for a long string of robberies, the ruthless criminal showed no _________. As the lawyers described his many crimes in ________ order, he remained calm and even looked a little bored.

________ criticism is rarely the best way to __________ someone's behavior. Gentle suggestions tend to bring about more change.

Always dressed in shabby clothes, Darren made a(n) ______ of being poor. His neighbors, misled by his superficial appearance, didn't know he had _____ money to live well.

Write a sentence using the term, "ample"

Write a sentence using the term, "refrain"

Write a sentence using the term, "alter"