The 
city 
councilmen 
refused 
the 
demonstrators 
a 
permit 
because 
they 
[
feared
/
advocated
] 
violence
.

The 
trophy 
doesn't 
fit 
into 
the 
brown 
suitcase 
because 
it's 
too 
[
small
/
large
]. 
Joan 
made 
sure 
to 
thank 
Susan 
for 
all 
the 
help 
she 
had 
[
given
/
received
].  

Paul 
tried 
to 
call 
George 
on 
the 
phone
, 
but 
he 

wasn't [
successful
/
available
].   





The 
lawyer 
asked 
the 
witness 
a 
question
, 
but 
he 
was 
reluctant 
to 
[
answer
/
repeat
] 
it 
.  





The 
delivery 
truck 
zoomed 
by 
the 
school 
bus 
because 
it 
was 
going 
so 
[
fast
/
slow


].   


Frank 
felt [
vindicated
/
crushed
] 
when 
his 
longtime 
rival 
Bill 
revealed 
that 
he 
was 
the 
winner 
of 
the 
competition
.  





The 
man 
couldn't 
lift 
his 
son 
because 
he 
was 
so 
[
weak
/
heavy
].  





The 
large 
ball 
crashed 
right 
through 
the 
table 
because 
it 
was 
made 
of 
[
steel
/
styrofoam
]  





John 
couldn't 
see 
the 
stage 
with 
Billy 
in 
front 
of 
him 
because 
he 
is 
so 
[
short
/
tall
].   





Tom 
threw 
his 
schoolbag 
down 
to 
Ray 
after 
he 
reached 
the 
[
top
/
bottom
] 
of 
the 
stairs
.   





Although 
they 
ran 
at 
about 
the 
same 
speed
, 
Sue 
beat 
Sally 
because 
she 
had 
such 
a 
[
good
/
bad
] 
start
.   





The 
sculpture 
rolled 
off 
the 
shelf 
because 
it 
wasn't 
[
anchored
/
level
].   





Sam's 
drawing 
was 
hung 
just 
above 
Tina's 
and 
it 
did 
look 
much 
better 
with 
another 
one 
[
below
/
above
] 
it
.   


Anna 
did 
a 
lot 
[
better
/
worse
] 
than 
her 
good 
friend 
Lucy 
on 
the 
test 
because 
she 
had 
studied 
so 
hard
.   





The 
firemen 
arrived 
[
after
/
before
] 
the 
police 
because 
they 
were 
coming 
from 
so 
far 
away
.   





Frank 
was 
upset 
with 
Tom 
because 
the 
toaster 
he 
had 
[
bought 
from
/
sold 
to
] 
him 
didn't 
work.   


Jim [
yelled 
at
/
comforted
] 
Kevin 
because 
he 
was 
so 
upset
.   





The 
sack 
of 
potatoes 
had 
been 
placed 
[
above
/
below
] 
the 
bag 
of 
flour
, 
so 
it 
had 
to 
be 
moved 
first
.   





Pete 
envies 
Martin 
[
because
/
although
] 
he 
is 
very 
successful
.  





I 
was 
trying 
to 
balance 
the 
bottle 
upside 
down 
on 
the 
table
, 
but 
I 
couldn't do 
it 
because 
it 
was 
so 
[
top
-
heavy
/
uneven
].  





I 
spread 
the 
cloth 
on 
the 
table 
in 
order 
to 
[
protect
/
display
] 
it
.  


The 
older 
students 
were 
bullying 
the 
younger 
ones
, 
so 
we 
[
rescued
/
punished
] 
them
.  





I 
poured 
water 
from 
the 
bottle 
into 
the 
cup 
until 
it 
was 
[
full
/
empty
].  





Susan 
knows 
all 
about 
Ann's 
personal 
problems 
because 
she 
is 
[
nosy
/
indiscreet
].  





Sid 
explained 
his 
theory 
to 
Mark 
but 
he 
couldn't 
[
convince
/
understand
] 
him
.  



Susan 
knew 
that 
Ann's 
son 
had 
been 
in 
a 
car 
accident
, [
so
/
because
] 
she 
told 
her 
about 
it
.  



Joe's 
uncle 
can 
still 
beat 
him 
at 
tennis
, 
even 
though 
he 
is 
30 
years 
[
older
/
younger
].  





The 
police 
left 
the 
house 
and 
went 
into 
the 
garage
, 
[
where
/
after
] 
they 
found 
the 
murder 
weapon
.  


The 
painting 
in 
Mark's 
living 
room 
shows 
an 
oak 
tree
. 
It 
is 
to 
the 
right 
of 
[
the 
bookcase
/
a 
house
].  



There 
is 
a 
gap 
in 
the 
wall
. 
You 
can 
see 
the 
garden 
[
through
/
behind
] 
it 



The 
drain 
is 
clogged 
with 
hair
. 
It 
has 
to 
be 
[
cleaned
/
removed
].  







My 
meeting 
started 
at 
4:00 
and 
I 
needed 
to 
catch 
the 
train 
at 
4:30, 
so 
there 
wasn't 
much 
time
. 
Luckily
, 
it 
was 
[
short
/
delayed
], 
so 
it 
worked 
out.  



There 
is 
a 
pillar 
between 
me 
and 
the 
stage
, 
and 
I 
can't 
[
see
/
see 
around
] 
it
.  



They 
broadcast 
an 
announcement
, 
but 
a 
subway 
came 
into 
the 
station 
and 
I 
couldn't 
[
hear
/
hear 
over
] 
it.  



In 
the 
middle 
of 
the 
outdoor 
concert
, 
the 
rain 
started 
falling
, 
[
and
/
but
] 
it 
continued 
until 
10
.  



I 
used 
an 
old 
rag 
to 
clean 
the 
knife
, 
and 
then 
I 
put 
it 
in 
the 
[
drawer
/
trash].  



Ann 
asked 
Mary 
what 
time 
the 
library 
closes
, 
[
but
/
because
] 
she 
had 
forgotten. 



I 
took 
the 
water 
bottle 
out 
of 
the 
backpack 
so 
that 
it 
would 
be 
[
lighter
/
handy].  



I 
couldn't 
put 
the 
pot 
on 
the 
shelf 
because 
it 
was 
too 
high
/
tall.