1. The reason that Sarah had been divulging company secrets was that she was being .......... The CEO of her competitor's firm said that if she didn't reveal the information, he would tell Sarah's husband that she was having an affair.

2. John booked his trip to New York. It had been over nine years since he had been to the Big ..........

3. The manager decided to send in a new pitcher. He sent the starter, who had pitched the first five innings, back to the ..........

4. The hard part of the transition was over. It would be all blue .......... from here.

5. When Helen began looking for a job after college, she found that she couldn't get one without work experience. She wondered how she could get any experience without getting a job. She found this to be a major .......... in modern society.

6. I am good at science and English, but mathematics is definitely not my strong .......... .

7. When his wife filed for divorce with no prior warning and sued for half of his assets, he felt that she .......... him in the worst way.

8. Steve had been .......... by the used-car salesman. The car broke down a week after he bought it.

9. Unexpectedly, the prosecutors came up with evidence revealing that Matt had forged documents for his company. They caught him with his .......... down.

10. Serena had to stop swimming. The .......... horse in her leg was too painful to keep going.