Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. There is no reason to ________ the man simply because you do not agree with him.

2. What pretty ________ earrings you are wearing, Anna!

3. I wish I ________ younger.

4. ________ what he says, he wasn't even there when the crime was committed.

5. ________ to Professor Martin since last Monday?

6. Al's doctor insists ________ for a few days.

7. The crictic must have detested the play, for the review was not merely ________, it was ________.

8. Something extremely strange ________ yesterday while we were out jogging.

9. "There are ________ leftovers for you in the fridge", she cried out.

10. Although he has ________, his poor writing often clouds his thoughts.

11. If you want to find good information about graduate programs in the United States, look in ________ of the College Blue Books.

12. I'll have a cup of tea and ________.

13. Paris lies ________ the river Seine.

14. I come home ________ school in the afternoon.

15. I ________ from Mike for more than a week.