1. Steinbeck ________ a number of memorable novels and stories set in California.

2. You should take an umbrella with you today, it ________ rain later.

3. My wife hates it if I leave the lid off the ________ after I have finished brushing my teeth.

4. I haven't talked to Nicole recently. When ________ you talk to her last?

5. My father told me that I will get a ________ if I eat too much chocolate.

6. The bridesmaids ________ beautiful lavender-colored dresses at the weddinglast Saturday.

7. I can't seem to find the new tube of ________ that I purchased from the supermarket yesterday.

8. Andrea's husband is a truck driver. He ________ huge semi-trailers for a living.

9. Don't worry they ________ eventually succeed, I assure you.

10. It is very dangerous for small children to play with ________ .