1 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. scared            B. staffed       C. subject        D. deceptive        E. compulsory F. employed       G. secure        H. sacred       I. review

1. For most of its short history, Wikipedia has been ________ by a group of volunteers, with only a handful actually getting paid.
2. Nupedia didn’t have a massive impact. It ________ the old model’ of experts writing entries.
3. Dig down deep into his essay, and never let the ________ simplicity of his writing style fool you.
4. London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a ________ destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.
5. The funding is ________ to approval by the Board of Education.
6. A recent ________ of California community colleges found that while a third of the Asian students picked up their degrees, only 15% of African-Americans did so as well.
7. We must prepare our claim and send it to the insurance company to ________ payment.
8. A ________ place of peace, however crude it may be, is a distinctly human need, as opposed to shelter, which is a distinctly animal need.