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