1、 Before the construction of the road, it was (prohibitively) expensive to transport any furs or fruits across the mountains.

2、 At dusk, Mr. Hightower would sit in his old armchair in the backyard and (wistfully) lose in reminiscence of his youth romances.

3、 The prodigal son spent his money (extravagantly) and soon after he left home, he was reduced to a beggar.

4、 The chimney (vomited) a cloud of smoke.

5、 The (rear) section of the brain does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.

6、 Born in 1863, Annie Fellows Johnston wrote stories for (juveniles) that became very popular and are still widely read.

7、 At the last moment, the basketball player made a clever (maneuver) that allowed him to score.

8、 Andre Watts gave a (dazzling) interpretation of Beethoven's "Emperor" concerto.

9、 Susan B. Anthony, the American champion of woman's suffrage, was also a (participant) in the movement to end slavery.

10、 The goose quill pen has a great (sentimental) appeal in this century's highly mechanized culture.