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1. | He ___d, as usual, to put all 10 plastic bags into his hands. | 6. | How are you ___ to get your groceries then? | 7. | You're not as sharp as you used to be, he told ___. | 9. | This used to ___ him, but now he just accepted it. | 11. | He always made a ___, but always forgot to put items on the ___. | 12. | --the same news media that reports a 2-cent increase or even a 1-cent ___. | 14. | And then he mentally ___ped himself. | 17. | He parked his car in the ___ and opened the trunk. | 20. | There were fresh, packaged broccoli, ___, eggplant, and squash. | 21. | Then he ___ slapped himself. | 23. | Milk, he thought, just isn't ___ enough. | 24. | He parked his car in the carport and opened the ___. | 25. | Sometimes they had a lot of ___ produce; sometimes they didn't. | 29. | This used to anger him, but now he just ___ed it. | 31. | The older you get, he told himself, the more you'd better ___ the fact.... | 33. | Four ___ bags contained ___ items that were on Neil's list. | 34. | He managed to put all 10 bags into his hands and ___ them upstairs. | 35. | --the same news media that reports a 2‐cent ___ in gasoline prices or even a 1‐cent decrease. | 36. | --the same news media that reports a 2‐cent increase in ___ prices or even a 1‐cent decrease. |
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2. | He used to buy 2 gallons of ___ milk for $3.59. | 3. | There were fresh, packaged broccoli, celery, ___, and squash. | 4. | You're not as ___ as you used to be. | 5. | You can still do all these boring ___ and errands. | 8. | What a ___ shopping is, he thought. | 10. | Once a week, Neil went ___ shopping. | 13. | You can still do all these boring chores and ___s. | 15. | The ___ alone filled up four plastic bags. | 16. | He drove to Albertson's, which sold milk by the ___. | 18. | Wait till you can't even walk up the stairs unless you use a ___. | 19. | The produce alone filled up four ___ bags. | 21. | He always ___ a list. | 22. | There were fresh, packaged ___ celery, eggplant, and squash. | 26. | Interestingly, the price of milk had ___ed in the last month. | 27. | Also, ___s of peaches, plums, and apples. | 28. | Yet, the news ___ was silent. | 30. | There were fresh, packaged broccoli, celery, eggplant, and ___. | 32. | Also, packages of peaches, ___s, and apples. |
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