1) Duke Ellington was a composer, conductor, and pianist _____ ranked as one of the greatest of all jazz figures.

2) _____ became a state in 1876

3) The fragrances of many natural substances come from oils, _____ these oils may be used in manufacturing perfumes.

4) Because the saxophone is an excellent solo instrument, _____ in some important orchestral works.

5) Before Geraldine Ferraro was selected as the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in 1984, no woman _____ run for national office in the United States on a major party ticket.

6) The National Medal of Science is the ____ given by the United States government.

7) Prehistoric people made paints by grinding colored materials ____ into powder and adding water.

8) The concept of television, ____ images over distances, had intrigued scientists even before the intention of moving pictures or radio

9) Recent technology gives computers ____, making them multimedia machines with interactive potential.

10) ____ at a music store was one of Lil Armstong’s first professional jobs as a young pianist when she came to Chicago in 1917.

11) ____, Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, having erupted dozens of times since 1952.

12) Not until the eighteenth century ____ the complex chemistry of metallurgy.

13) ____ 1810, water-powered textile manufacturing arrived in New Hampshire with the founding of a company in Manchester that manufactured cotton and wool.

14) The settings of Eudora Welty’s stories may be rather limited, but ____about human nature is quite broad.

15) Lichens grow extremely well in very cold parts of the world ____plants can survive.