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Soon new buildings were ________ the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was beating.
 
replacing
 
refurbishing
 
designing
 
rebuilding
Signs that the city was beginning to heal became ________ everywhere.
 
evident
 
obscure
 
notorious
 
concealed
According to ______, however, responsibility was placed on one slovenly cow who kicked over a lantern in her barn somewhere in the southwest corner of Chicago.
 
legend
 
phenomenon
 
culture
 
tradition
Chicago´s 'fiery hurricane' struck the great city with such ________ that two days later, half of the city had been destroyed and 300 lives lost.
 
force
 
constraint
 
charisma
 
stimulus
Chicago's ´storm‘ of 1871, although _______ to the hurricanes of the southeastern coast, was described by poet John Greenleaf Whittier as a 'fiery hurricane.'
 
unrelated
 
discredited
 
unaccustomed
 
disconnected
It is ________ that over 8,000 people and most of the animals died that day, victims of one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
 
estimated
 
forecast
 
predicted
 
anticipated
Galveston, Texas with its over 30,000 citizens in the early 1900s were generally economically successful and comfortable with _______ conditions.
 
existing
 
staying
 
enduring
 
remaining
These disasters provide a(n) _______ of the havoc nature's storms have wrecked on humanity, and our reactions to them.
 
flavour
 
ingredient
 
recipe
 
scent
Historically, the weather has ________ as harsh a chord in people's lives as any we feel today.
 
struck
 
played
 
pinched
 
punched
On a yearly _______, the United States is afflicted by numerous natural disasters.
 
basis
 
institution
 
theory
 
foundation
Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips _________ reduce petrol mileage.
 
drastically
 
intensively
 
exclusively
 
extensively
Check the "fuel economy" labels ________ to the windows of new automobiles to find the lowest average estimated miles per gallon.
 
attached
 
selected
 
stretched
 
held
Consider _______ an automobile which gets the best petrol mileage.
 
purchasing
 
preferring
 
trading
 
inquiring
Drive at a ________ speed on the motorway.
 
conservative
 
mild
 
considerate
 
substantial
Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an _________ of 36 cents.
 
average
 
increase
 
amount
 
equivalent
Ask yourself every time you ________ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, "ls this trip really necessary?"
 
plan
 
arrange
 
need
 
think
These suggestions will save you a ________ amount of money on petrol.
 
considerable
 
negligible
 
negotiable
 
measurable
_________ are some suggestions which could give you some ideas.
 
Below
 
Later
 
After
 
Coming
Many people are looking for ways to reduce the _________ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities.
 
burden
 
chance
 
occurrence
 
danger
As petrol prices continue to ________, many people are looking for ways to slow the inevitable.
 
escalate
 
fly
 
accelerate
 
crash