Select the letter of the word needed tom complete each sentence.

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Dee's parrot is so $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ that you can hand$-$feed it without fear of getting bitten.

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Sandpaper comes in different degrees of roughness. The most $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ type has large pieces of sand.

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When it comes to work, Marco is the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ of Lee. Marco is ambitious and finds work challenging, while Lee tries to wriggle out of work whenever possible.

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The Fourth of July show begins with a band concert. Next, there's a sing$-$along. The $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ of the evening is a fifteen$-$minute display of spectacular fireworks.

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There's no way I'll be able to give a speech tomorrow. I've just begun to lose my voice, and the doctor's $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ is that I'll get even weaker for at least two more days.

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What is the point of having a band play at that restaurant? The $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ from the diners is so great that you can't possibly appreciate the music.

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My broken arm was beneficial in that it $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_($e$)$d me for most household chores.

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My brother quit smoking the day he saw his six$-$year$-$old pick up one of his cigarettes and put it in her own mouth. "I want my daughter to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ my good behaviors, not my bad ones," he said.

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If I ever entered the military service, I$\text{'}$d have to learn the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ of ranks. I have no idea if a major is higher than a lieutenant or vice versa.

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It$$s appropriate to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ a worker who misses work without notice once or twice, but a stronger reaction is needed for someone who does so often.